The youngest children, particularly in the first year of life, are the most vulnerable to physical
abuse. Skeletal survey is the universal screening examination in children 24 months of age …

Children of color are overrepresented in the child welfare system, and Black children have
been most significantly impacted by this racial disproportionality. Racial disproportionality in …

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 …

Importance Physical abuse is a common but preventable cause of long-term childhood
morbidity and mortality. Despite the strong association between abuse in an index child and …

Fractures are common injuries caused by child abuse. Although the consequences of failing
to diagnose an abusive injury in a child can be grave, incorrectly diagnosing child abuse in …

OBJECTIVES To determine the role of race/ethnicity and poverty in the likelihood of children
younger than age 3 years hospitalized because of child abuse and neglect-related injuries …

This series provides a high-quality, cutting edge, and comprehensive source offering the
current best knowledge on child maltreatment from multidisciplinary and multicultural …

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 …

A human rights perspective places the care for children in the obligation sphere. The duty to
protect from violence is an outcome of having a declaration confirming inalienable human …

Intentional burns represent a serious form of physical abuse that must be identified to protect
children from further harm. This study is a retrospectively planned secondary analysis of the …