Updated Guidelines for the Medical Assessment and Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 81-87

  Adams, Joyce A ^a   Kellogg, Nancy D ^b   Farst, Karen J ^c   Harper, Nancy S ^d   Palusci, Vincent J ^e   Frasier, Lori D ^f   Levitt, Carolyn J ^g   Shapiro, Robert A ^h   Moles, Rebecca L ⁱ   Starling, Suzanne P ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Differential diagnosis; Expert opinion; Expert testimony; Medical history taking; Peer review; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANAL COMPLAINT; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EXPERT WITNESS; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HYMEN; JURISPRUDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; TELEHEALTH; TRICHOMONIASIS; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958761239     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.01.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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