title: Case law regarding nurses as expert witnesses in child abuse.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA. byorker@sfsu.edu
authors.forename: Beatrice Crofts
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yorker
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States