Inflicted ano-genital injuries in children: Physical abuse or sexual abuse?

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Elder, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child sexual abuse; Forensic medicine; Genital injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646876632     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:2:1:25     Document Type: Article

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