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 …

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CAPNET is a multicenter child abuse pediatrics research network developed to support
research that will make the medical care of potentially abused children more effective, safe …

Background The pediatric subspecialty of Child Abuse Pediatrics (CAP) was certified by the
American Board of Medical Subspecialties in 2006. Relative to its impact on pediatric health …

• Perform a full skin and intraoral examination in pre-mobile infants, consider occult injury
screening, and use age-and situation-appropriate questions to help identify maltreatment• If …

How Should Clinicians and Health Care Organizations Promote Equity in Child Abuse and
Neglect Suspicion, Evaluation, and Reporting? | Journal of Ethics | American Medical …

Successful prevention of physical child abuse is dependent on improvements in risk
assessment. The risk of abuse is assumed to increase when family stressors overcome …

Importance The highly variable practices observed regarding the early detection and
diagnostic workup of suspected child physical abuse contribute to suboptimal care and …

Child abuse is a preventable phenomenon of considerable concern resulting in significant
child mortality and morbidity. We analyze various abuse lesions such as radiological …

Background Child abuse and neglect affect at least 1 out of 7 children in the United States
each year. 1 Maltreatment incidents may have been higher than observed during and after …