title: The culture of adversity: youth in foster care.
abstract: Nannette, age 7, has been in and out of foster care since birth. Recently, Nannette was referred to the clinic because she complained of burning "down there." When you examine her you find a scar through the posterior fourchette and vestibule. She begins to cry and pleads with you not to hurt her.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Teena M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broome
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D014481:United States