The effects of skin pigmentation on the detection of genital injury from sexual assault.

Am J Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, Spectrum Health Hospitals, Grand Rapids, MI, United States. Electronic address:

Published: May 2019

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