Medical evaluation of suspected child sexual abuse: 2011 update

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 588-605

  Adams, Joyce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; interpretation of significance; medical findings

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053644078     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2011.606107     Document Type: Article

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