Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 455-459 , November 2009

Sexual abuse of children. A comparative study of intra and extra-familial cases

  • Teresa Magalhães, MD PhD (Director)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine, North Branch, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine Porto University, Portugal
    • Abel Salazar Biomedical Institute of Porto University, Portugal
    • Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT), Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351 222073850; fax: +351 222083978.
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  • Francisco Taveira, MD MSc (Forensic Medicine Resident)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine, North Branch, Porto, Portugal
    • Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT), Portugal
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  • Patrícia Jardim, MD (Forensic Medicine Resident)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine, North Branch, Porto, Portugal
    • Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT), Portugal
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  • Liliana Santos, MD MSc (Forensic Medicine Resident)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine, North Branch, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine Porto University, Portugal
    • Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT), Portugal
    • ,
  • Eduarda Matos, MPh (Public Health Consultant)

      Affiliations

    • Abel Salazar Biomedical Institute of Porto University, Portugal
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  • Agostinho Santos, MD PhD (Director)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine, North Branch, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine Porto University, Portugal
    • Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT), Portugal

Received 8 December 2008 ,Revised 15 February 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00089-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.05.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 455-459 , November 2009

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