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Children referred for possible sexual abuse: medical findings in 2384 children.
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Research indicates that medical, social, and legal professionals have relied too heavily on the medical examination in diagnosing child sexual abuse.About:
This article is published in Child Abuse & Neglect.The article was published on 2002-06-01. It has received 366 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sexual abuse & Child abuse.read more
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Recognising and responding to child maltreatment
Ruth Gilbert,Alison Mary Kemp,June Thoburn,Peter Sidebotham,Lorraine Radford,Danya Glaser,Harriet L. MacMillan +6 more
TL;DR: The authors found that children suspected of being maltreated are under-reported to child-protection agencies, and a perception that reporting might do more harm than good, are among the reasons for not reporting.
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The Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in Children
TL;DR: This clinical report serves to update the statement titled “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse of Children,” which was first published in 1991 and revised in 1999.
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Review of the contemporary literature on how children report sexual abuse to others: Findings, methodological issues, and implications for forensic interviewers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review and critique the contemporary literature from two main sources: retrospective accounts from adults reporting CSA experiences and studies of children undergoing forensic evaluation for CSA.
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Immunization of preterm and low birth weight infants
TL;DR: All PT and LBW infants benefit from receiving influenza vaccine beginning at 6 months of age before the beginning of and during the influenza season.
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Genital Anatomy in Pregnant Adolescents: “Normal” Does Not Mean “Nothing Happened”
TL;DR: It is helpful in assisting clinicians and juries to understand that vaginal penetration generally does not result in observable evidence of healed injury to perihymenal tissues.
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Examination findings in legally confirmed child sexual abuse: it's normal to be normal
TL;DR: Abnormal genital findings are not common in sexually abused girls, based on a standardized classification system, and more emphasis should be placed on documenting the child's description of the molestation, and educating prosecutors that, for children alleging abuse: "It's normal to be normal."
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Cardiac toxicity of daunorubicin.
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Guidelines for the evaluation of sexual abuse of children: Subject review
Steven W. Kairys,Randell Alexander,Robert W. Block,V. D. Everett,Kent P. Hymel,Charles Felzen Johnson,L. S. Goldman,Gene A. Shelley,Karen Dineen Wagner,Carole Jenny,J. A. Bays +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of the physician is outlined with respect to obtaining a history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory data and in determining the need to report sexual abuse, and the guidelines for the evaluation of child sexual abuse are updated.
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Genital findings in prepubertal girls selected for nonabuse: a descriptive study
TL;DR: This project was designed to collect normative data on the genital anatomy from a sample of nonabused prepubertal girls and found that the hymenal orifice opened more frequently during the knee-chest and the labial traction methods than with the supine separation approach.
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A case-control study of anatomic changes resulting from sexual abuse.
Abbey B. Berenson,Mariam R. Chacko,Mariam R. Chacko,Constance M. Wiemann,Constance M. Wiemann,Clifford O. Mishaw,Clifford O. Mishaw,William N. Friedrich,William N. Friedrich,James J. Grady,James J. Grady +10 more
TL;DR: The genital examination of the abused child rarely differs from that of the nonabused child, and legal experts should focus on the child's history as the primary evidence of abuse.