Child Abuse and its Mimics in Skin and Bone

By B. G. Brogdon (Author); Tor Shwayder (Author); Jamie Elifritz (Author)

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781439855355, 9781439855362, 9780429248511, 9781466581128, 9781466537989
DOI
10.1201/b13032
Format
PDF
Filesize
71 MB (74210087 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
\217
Time added
2020-10-06 04:24:42
Bioscience;Forensic Science;Law;Forensic Science -DentistryNursing & Allied Health;Medicine;Radiology

Description

Of all children reported to child protective services for suspected maltreatment in any form, the percentage of substantiated cases of actual physical abuse is quite small. There are a number of dermatological or radiologically demonstrable musculoskeletal lesions that have been, or could be mistaken for, intentional physical abuse by the inexperie

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