Child abuse and neglect : [electronic resource] a medical reference / edited by Norman S. Ellerstein.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The role of the physician / Norman S. Ellerstein -- 2. The etiology of child abuse / Carolyn Moore Newberger and Eli H. Newberger -- 3. What physicians should know about child abuse reporting laws / Douglas J. Besharov -- 4. Prevention of child abuse and neglect / Jane D. Gray -- 5. Central nervous system injuries / David M. Klein -- 6. The neuro-psycho-developmental aspects of child abuse and neglect / Harold P. Martin -- 7. Ophthalmic manisfestations of child abuse / J. Allen Gammon -- 8. Bite marks and oral manifestations of child abuse and neglect / Joseph E. Bernat -- 9. Chest and abnormal injuries / Theodore C. Jewett, Jr. -- 10. Burns as a manifestation of child abuse / Theodore C. Jewett, Jr. and Norman S. Ellerstein -- 11. Growth failure / Charles F. Whitten -- 12. Dermatologic manisfestations of child abuse and neglect / Norman S. Ellerstein -- 13. Sexual child abuse / J. William Canavan -- 14. Radiology of the skeletal system / Leonard E. Swischuk -- 15. Radiology of internal injuries / Jerald P. Kuhn -- 16. Child neglect / Barton D. Schmitt -- 17. Poisonings and child abuse / James J. Kresel and Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. -- 18. Photography of the maltreated child / Robert J. Ford and Brian S. Smistek -- 19. Medical testimony / Hunter C. Leake III and Reid. F. Holbrook.