The evaluation of sexual abuse in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 506-512

  Kellogg, Nancy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Medical assessment; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONDYLOMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYPHILIS; VAGINITIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 26444478471     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1336     Document Type: Article

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