Beyond Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Identification and treatment of child abuse in a medical setting

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1026-1030

  Stirling Jr , John ^a   Jenny, Carole ^a   Christian, Cindy ^a   Hibbard, Roberta A ^a   Kellogg, Nancy D ^a   Spivak, Betty S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child abuse; Covert surveillance; Factitious disorder; Factitious disorder by proxy; Multidisciplinary team; Munchausen syndrome; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Poisoning; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 34248167595     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0563     Document Type: Article

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