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Detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child abuse: the role of the pediatrician

Authors: Johan Marchand, Michel Deneyer, Yvan Vandenplas

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

It is the pediatrician’s role to promote the child’s well-being and to help parents raise healthy, well-adjusted children. Today’s pediatricians are confronted with a patient population in which there is a high prevalence of child abuse in its different presentations (physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and/or neglect). The immediate and long-term consequences of child abuse often are lifelong and even life-threatening in its most dramatic presentation. Unfortunately, detection of child abuse remains a difficult challenge for many physicians but also for the “well-trained” pediatrician, leaving many abused children unreported. This paper addresses the important role pediatricians can play in the detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child maltreatment.

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Title: Educational paper
Detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child abuse: the role of the pediatrician
Authors: Johan Marchand
Michel Deneyer
Yvan Vandenplas
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-011-1616-1

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