Child abuse and neglect : diagnosis, treatment, and evidence /

Carole Jenny's Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence focuses attention on the clinical evidence of child abuse to help you correctly diagnose and treat such cases in your own practice. In print and online, this unique, well-illustrated clinical reference provides new insigh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Jenny, Carole
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, [2011].
Edition:1st edition
Series:ClinicalKey.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Carole Jenny's Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence focuses attention on the clinical evidence of child abuse to help you correctly diagnose and treat such cases in your own practice. In print and online, this unique, well-illustrated clinical reference provides new insights into the presentation and differential diagnosis of physical abuse and looks at shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations, information on the biomechanics of injury, and other factors. Identify an abusive injury and treat it effectively by reviewing evidence and critical analyses from leading authorities in the field. Recognize the signs of shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations. Understand the biomechanics of injury to determine whether abuse was truly the cause of a child's injury.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 658 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781437736212
1437736211