The medical and ethical aspects of photography in the sexual assault examination: Why does it offend?

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 194-202

  Brennan, Patricia A W ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anogenital injury; Colposcopy; Informed consent; Photography; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COLPOSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STANDARD; VICTIM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COLPOSCOPY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAPE;

EID: 33645936999     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.004     Document Type: Review

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