Forced suffocation of infants with baby wipes: A previously undescribed form of child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615-621

  Krugman, Scott D ^a   Lantz, Patrick E ^b   Sinal, Sara ^b   De Jong, Allan R ^c   Coffman, Kathryn ^d  

^a Franklin Sq Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby wipe; Child abuse; Suffocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOREIGN BODY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; OROPHARYNX; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; SKIN CULTURE;

ASPHYXIA; CHILD ABUSE; COERCION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447564924     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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