Evidence-based medicine and medicine-based evidence: The expert witness in cases of factitious disorder by proxy

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-105

  Adshead, Gwen ^a,b,c  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; JUSTICE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICINE BASED EVIDENCE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PUBLICATIONS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15244360670     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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