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The Battered Child Syndrome (1)

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Child Abuse

Part of the book series: Medicolegal Library ((MEDICOLEGAL,volume 1))

Abstract

The puzzling association of chronic subdural hematoma and multiple limb fractures of different ages in young children was first described by Caffey (1946). He was unable to correlate these findings with any known disease, and was looking for some heretofore undiagnosed exotic new disease.

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  1. C. H. Wecht
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  2. G. M. Larkin
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  1. P.O.B. 6451, Haifa, 31063, Israel

    Amnon Carmi

  2. School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel

    Hanita Zimrin

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Wecht, C.H., Larkin, G.M. (1984). The Battered Child Syndrome (1). In: Carmi, A., Zimrin, H. (eds) Child Abuse. Medicolegal Library, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82063-2_13

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