Springer, 2018. — 437 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-65881-0. This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to child abuse providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. From fetal life to adolescence, various patterns of child abuse are described in 23 chapters with highlight on early diagnostic features and differential diagnoses. Data on psychological and domestic violence is also...
Springer, 2010. — 219 p. — ISBN: 978-3-540-78715-0 Fractures are a common finding in children and it is estimated that 2.1% of all children will suffer at least one fracture before the age of 16. With young children in particular, the question may arise if this is related to child abuse. The aim of this book is to help physicians involved in child abuse cases to interpret...
Springer, 2014. — 1302 p. — ISBN: 978-1-61779-404-9. The investigation of sudden or unexplained death of children represents a unique medical and forensic area of study. Children have unique anatomic and functional characteristics that must be recognized and understood by the medical investigator. Further complicating this process is the fact that the anatomic structure,...
2nd edition. — CRC Press, 2008. — 521 p. Individual chapters explore the emerging role of imaging in the diagnosis of non-accidental injury and compare recent evidence contrasting sudden infant death and SIDS; the head and neck injury chapter carefully explores the 'shaken baby syndrome' and similar patterns of injury that have recently gained widespread media attention....
Springer, 2017. — 227 p. This book provides guidance to all professionals working with children who present with injuries, neglect, illness falsification and other forms of child abuse. Clinical findings and the current literature are analysed, and the author’s clinical experience is shared to assist the reader when diagnosing the cause of injury and other presentations. This...
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007. ISBN: 978-3-540-49370-9 Editor: Gabriele M. Schroder This book is based on the author’s Ph.D. dissertation defended at the University of Milan on 3 February 2004. The sudden unexpected death of a baby in the crib is surely one of the most heartbreaking tragedies for the family and for society. Everyone who reads this book has always to...