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PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 1 January 1999, pp. 186-191

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS :
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse of Children: Subject Review

Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect

This statement serves to update guidelines for the evaluation of child sexual abuse first published in 1991. 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.

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The following policy statement is a revision:

The Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in Children
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