Non-abused preschool children's perception of an anogenital examination

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 885-894

  Gulla, Kari ^a   Fenheim, Gred Eva ^a   Myhre, Arne K ^a,b   Lydersen, Stian ^c  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anogenital examiniation; Child sexual abuse; Children's perception; Non abused children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COLPOSCOPE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ANAL CANAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34548510559     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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