Emotional response to the ano-genital examination of suspected sexual abuse

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-130

  Hornor, Gail ^a   Scribano, Philip ^a   Curran, Sherry ^a   Stevens, Jack ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Examination; Forensic nursing; Sexual

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCEST; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; GENITALIA; HUMANS; INCEST; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68949113708     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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