Child sexual abuse: Can anatomy explain the presentation?

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-14

  Nazer, Dena ^a   Palusci, Vincent J ^b,c  

^a Children's Research Center of Michigan   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional neglect; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLPOSCOPE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 36949031283     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807304365     Document Type: Review

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