Child physical abuse is an important cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality and is
associated with major physical and mental health problems that can extend into adulthood …

Background It is well known that physical abuse of children all too often escapes detection.
Fractures are among the potential consequences of physical abuse but are also common in …

The aim of this systematic narrative literature review is to explore empirical evidence as to
how a multiprofessional approach to child protection decision making is implemented in …

This Clinical Report was reaffirmed November 2021. Fractures are common injuries caused
by child abuse. Although the consequences of failing to diagnose an abusive injury in a …

OBJECTIVE: Child physical abuse is commonly missed, putting abused children at risk for
repeated injury and death. Several so-called sentinel injuries have been suggested to be …

Study objective Child abuse and neglect is common in the United States, and victims often
present to emergency departments (EDs) for care. Most US children who seek care in EDs …

Objectives This study aimed to determine the incidence of missed opportunities to diagnose
abuse in a cohort of children with healing abusive fractures and to identify patterns present …

OBJECTIVES: The goals were to assess the use of the skeletal survey (SS) to evaluate for
physical abuse in a large consecutive sample, to identify characteristics of children most …

Background Routine child abuse screening is an approach to early identification of abuse.
Previous studies evaluated paper-based screens; the widespread use of electronic health …

Objective To determine the prevalence of additional injuries or bleeding disorders in a large
population of young infants evaluated for abuse because of apparently isolated bruising …