Child sexual abuse: An Italian perspective

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Cattaneo, Cristina ^a,c   Ruspa, Marina ^b   Motta, Tiziano ^b   Gentilomo, Andrea ^a   Scagnelli, Chiara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Mangiagalli   (Italy)

^c Institute of Legal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anogenital trauma; Child sexual abuse; Clinical forensic pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; PENIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPERMATOZOA; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 34547448729     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000257394.41719.c9     Document Type: Review

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