Significance of toluidine blue positive findings after speculum examination sexual assault

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-203

  Jones, Jeffrey S ^a   Dunnuck, Chris ^b   Rossman, Linda ^b   Wynn, Barbara N ^b   Nelson Horan, Cathy ^b  

^a SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Examination; Genital injuries; Sexual assault; Toluidine

Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; LACERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 2442656754     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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