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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152016000100126</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Valoración médico legal de la víctima de delito sexual]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arroyo Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloriana]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,gloriana.arroyo@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>126</fpage>
<lpage>132</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152016000100126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152016000100126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152016000100126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La atención médica de las víctimas de delitos sexuales constituye un desafío para el personal de salud. Supone el abordaje integral del paciente, buscando no sólo el resguardo de su salud física y mental, sino también la adecuada ejecución de una valoración pericial de las posibles lesiones y la correcta obtención de evidencia y material biológico. Todas las personas que intervengan en este proceso deben saber reconocer cuál es su función, cuál es el momento ideal para realizar la valoración, el espacio más adecuado, así como qué debe incluir, de modo que la información recabada sirva de herramienta en la resolución del proceso judicial posterior.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The medical care of victims of sexual assault is a challenge for healthcare professionals. It entails a comprehensive approach, looking not only to safeguard the patient&#8217;s physical and mental health, but also to properly carry out an expert assessment of all possible injuries and obtain evidence and biological material. Every individual involved in this process needs to recognize what their role is, what is the ideal time to perform the assessment, the most suitable space and what they should include in the evaluation, so that the information collected will serve as a tool in resolving the subsequent prosecution.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Valoración médico-legal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[abuso sexual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[evidencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agresión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[abordaje integral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Forensic medical examination]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sexual assault]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[evidence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[aggression]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[comprehensive approach]]></kwd>
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