100 years of lost opportunity. Missed descriptions of child abuse in the 19th century and beyond

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 920-924

  Williams, A N ^a   Griffin, N K ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambroise Tardieu; Child abuse history; Non accidental injury; Samuel West

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BATTERING; BURN; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; INFANTICIDE; LAW; LAW SUIT; MANUAL LABOR; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS;

EID: 55549113140     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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