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PMID: 20386303 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Since 2001, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner has collaborated with Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center Violence Intervention Program and their Sexual Assault Center. The partnership was established at the suggestion of the district attorney's office to enhance the clinical recognition of sexual assault in the medical examiner's office using the extensive experience of experts in the field of sexual assault. As of December 2008, over 5 dozen victims of sexual assault have been evaluated with this collaboration. The partnership relied on the expertise of 2 pediatricians who are established clinical experts in the field of sexual abuse and assault, in collaboration with the staff of the medical examiner's office. In cases of suspected sexual assault, a joint evaluation by the clinical experts and the medical examiner was made. The goal of the project was for the medical examiners to become more confident in their observations and documentation of crimes of sexual abuse. Even though they are still available upon request, consultations with the sexual assault experts have decreased as the skills of the medical examiner to evaluate sexual assault cases have increased. |
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Vickie Willoughby; Astrid Heger; Christopher Rogers; Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-4-8 |
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Title: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology : official publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners Volume: - ISSN: 1533-404X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-4-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108948 Medline TA: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the *Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, Los Angeles, CA; and daggerDepartment of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. |
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