Munchausen syndrome by proxy and child's rights

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 452-454

  Al Haidar, Fatima A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; FOOT EDEMA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYGROMA; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RIB FRACTURE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTAL SWELLING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; PATIENT RIGHT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 47549108883     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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