Medical evaluation of suspected child sexual abuse

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-197

  Strickland, Julie ^a   Adams, Joyce A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 2342517499     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2004.03.044     Document Type: Article

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