"Child Abuse, Sexual" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sexual maltreatment of the child or minor.
| Descriptor ID |
D002650
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.748.300 I01.198.240.856.350.250.255 I01.880.735.900.350.250.255
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| Concept/Terms |
Child Abuse, Sexual- Child Abuse, Sexual
- Sexual Child Abuse
- Molestation, Sexual, Child
- Child Molestation, Sexual
- Molestation, Sexual Child
- Sexual Child Molestation
- Sexual Abuse, Child
- Abuse, Child Sexual
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Abuse of Child
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Child Abuse, Sexual" by people in this website by year, and whether "Child Abuse, Sexual" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Abuse, Sexual" by people in Profiles.
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Applying a systems thinking lens to child sexual abuse in sport: an analysis of investigative report findings and recommendations. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Jul; 165:107488.
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Current Weight Status of Sexually Assaulted Pediatric Female Patients in an Emergency Department Setting. Child Obes. 2023 10; 19(7):443-451.
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Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse by Health Care Professionals and in the Health Care Setting. Pediatrics. 2022 09 01; 150(3).
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Polyembolokoilamania in Child Sexual Abuse: Physical Examination Findings After Abusive Foreign Body Insertion and Literature Summary. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Aug 01; 38(8):386-391.
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Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2020 06; 51(3):343-354.
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Linguistic Analysis as a Method for Assessing Symptoms After Sexual Trauma Among Female Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients. J Child Sex Abus. 2017 Nov-Dec; 26(8):910-926.
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Community Characteristics Associated With Seeking Medical Evaluation for Suspected Child Sexual Abuse in Greater Houston. J Prim Prev. 2016 Jun; 37(3):215-30.
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The Relationship Between Perceptions of Response to Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later Outcomes. J Child Sex Abus. 2015; 24(5):445-63.
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Linking mother and youth parenting attitudes: indirect effects via maltreatment, parent involvement, and youth functioning. Child Maltreat. 2014 Aug-Nov; 19(3-4):233-46.
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Developmental transitions in presentations of externalizing problems among boys and girls at risk for child maltreatment. Dev Psychopathol. 2015 Feb; 27(1):205-19.