Child Abuse & Neglect
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Child Abuse & Neglect

A Diagnostic Guide for Physicians, Surgeons, Pathologists, Dentists, Nurses and Social Workers

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Child Abuse & Neglect

A Diagnostic Guide for Physicians, Surgeons, Pathologists, Dentists, Nurses and Social Workers

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The doctor, dentist or related professional who treats children has a moral and legal obligation to diagnose correctly suspected maltreatment and to report it to the proper authorities. These obligations may bring the doctor into contact with the child protection system as well as the courts. The practitioner needs to be prepared for court testimon

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781840765915
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of contributors
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 Bruises
  7. 3 Abusive burns
  8. 4 Cutaneous conditions mimicking child abuse
  9. 5 Imaging child abuse
  10. 6 Ocular trauma
  11. 7 Otolaryngologic manifestations of abuse and neglect
  12. 8 Recognition of child abuse by dentists, health care professionals, and law enforcement
  13. 9 Abusive abdominal trauma
  14. 10 Anogenital findings and child sexual abuse
  15. 11 Child maltreatment fatalities
  16. 12 Failure to thrive
  17. 13 Munchausen syndrome by proxy
  18. Abbreviations
  19. References
  20. Index