title: Sexual Assault: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Services and Law Enforcement Professionals
author: Angelo P. Giardino MD  PhD  FAAP
description: "Quick Reference offers the reader a vast amount of readily accessible clinically pertinent information. A well designed resource which should prove invaluable to all professionals involved with the care of maltreated children" --International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect<br /><br />The whole subject of sexual abuse is thoroughly canvassed. There are color photographs of the many different kinds of assault, different age groups, the disabled, all areas of the body that can be subjected to assault, with comparative photos of injury and non-injury. The many instructive essays blanket this topic very well indeed. Lawyers preparing cases in this field of law will find this text of immense help. --The Barrister, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, September, 2003 - No. 69<br /><br />These quick references are a valuable resource for background information involving child abuse cases. --Captain Russell Elzinga, EMT-P, FF, Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
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  > >  _Ever Cursed_ includes content involving sexual assault.
  
  > > It may also be triggering if you are struggling with, being treated for,
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