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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 25. Abuse and Assault > |
Chapter 290. Child Abuse and Neglect
Sections: Spectrum of Child Abuse and Neglect, Clinical Features Overview, Child Neglect, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Management, References.
Topics Discussed: child abuse; neglect of child.
Excerpt:"The concept of child maltreatment, defined as harm to a child
because of abnormal child-rearing practices, is a broadening of
the initial description of the battered child syndrome. More than
1 million cases of child maltreatment are recorded yearly in the
U.S (Table 290-0.1). Child
maltreatment is an all-inclusive term covering physical
abuse; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; parental substance abuse;
physical, nutritional, and emotional neglect; supervisional neglect;
and Munchausen syndrome by proxy.1..."
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