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  Acta PædiatricaVolume 92 Issue 12, Pages 1378 - 1380 Published Online: 2 Jan 2007 Journal Compilation © 2010 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 40K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Normal studies are essential for objective medical evaluations of children who may have been sexually abused Copyright 2003 Taylor & Francis KEYWORDS Child sexual abuse • examination techniques • prepubertal hymen ABSTRACTThe findings of carefully conducted research studies of non-abused children should be used in medical evaluations for suspected sexual abuse if they are to be legally defensible. These studies have shown that a "wide" hymenal opening and a "narrow" rim of hymen should not be used as markers of abuse. Conclusion: The study by Myhre and associates is another addition to a growing collection of good science in a field of medicine where objectivity is essential. Received Aug. 28, 2003; accepted Sept. 2, 2003 | 
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