An evaluation of 'confirmatory' medical opinion given to English courts in 14 cases of alleged child sexual abuse

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 503-514

  Pillai, Mary ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal findings; Child sexual abuse; Evaluation of ano genital findings; Expert opinion; Hymen evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYMEN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREPUBERTY; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOCUMENTATION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 35349001717     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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