Child Abuse and Its Mimics in Skin and Bone

by B G Brogdon, Tor Shwayder, Jamie Elifritz

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 inexperienced or untrained observer.

Child Abuse and Its Mimics in Skin and Bone

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367778181
• ISBN13: 9780367778187
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 216 Pages