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Understanding the medical diagnosis of child maltreatment : a guide for nonmedical professionals / edited by Charmaine R. Brittain.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse--Diagnosis.
- Child abuse.
- Battered child syndrome--Diagnosis.
- Battered child syndrome.
- Child Abuse--diagnosis.
- Medical Subjects:
- Child Abuse--diagnosis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Provides a step-by-step guide to frequently asked questions concerning the medical aspects of child abuse and neglect. Designed for the nonmedical professional, this guide covers burns, fractures, poisoning, sexual abuse, neglect, substance abuse, and working with medical providers. Includes charts, illustrations, checklists, and resources"--Provided by publisher.
- Provides a step-by-step guide to frequently asked questions concerning the medical aspects of child abuse and neglect. Designed for the nonmedical professional, this guide covers burns, fractures, poisoning, sexual abuse, neglect, substance abuse, and working with medical providers.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; 1 Defining Child Abuse and Neglect; 2 Working With Medical Providers; 3 Cutaneous Manifestations of Abuse; 4 Abuse by Burns; 5 Abusive Fractures; 6 Injuries to the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth; 7 Abdominal and Thoracic Injuries; 8 Child Abuse by Poisoning; 9 Pediatric Condition Falsification; 10 Child Sexual Abuse; 11 Neglect; 12 Emotional Maltreatment; 13 Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment; 14 Violence in the Home; 15 Child Abuse Fatalities; Appendix A: Well-Child Care and Immunizations; Appendix B: Developmental Stages of Infants and Children; Glossary
- Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-774291-2
- 1-280-42800-7
- 0-19-803843-7
- 1-60256-494-9
- OCLC:
- 191038420
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