Child Abuse and its Mimics in Skin and Bone

by Tor Shwayder, B.G. Brogdon, Jamie Elifritz

Of all children reported to child protective services for suspected maltreatment, the percentage of substantiated cases of actual physical abuse is quite small. There are a number of musculoskeletal lesions that can be mistaken for intentional physical abuse by the untrained observer. This volume illustrates the classic manifestations of physical abuse by dermatological and radiological examination as a standard against which the mimickers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439855358
• ISBN13: 9781439855355
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"