Munchausen by proxy: A case, chart series, and literature review of older victims

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 931-941

  Awadallah, Nida ^a,b   Vaughan, Aaron ^a,c   Franco, Kathleen ^a   Munir, Farah ^a   Sharaby, Na'ama ^a,d   Goldfarb, Johanna ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GROVE CITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Factitious disorder by proxy; Munchausen by proxy; Pediatric condition falsification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDLINE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; SOCIAL WORK; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY;

EID: 23944434736     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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