Diagnostic accuracy in child sexual abuse medical evaluation: Role of experience, training, and expert case review

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 383-392

  Adams, Joyce A ^a   Starling, Suzanne P ^b   Frasier, Lori D ^c   Palusci, Vincent J ^d   Shapiro, Robert Allan ^e   Finkel, Martin A ^f   Botash, Ann S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^g SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Competence; Interpretation of findings; Medical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENITALIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861996440     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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