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9781843103608

Non-Accidental Head Injury in Young Children

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    9781843103608

  • ISBN10:

    1843103605

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-12-01
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY
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Summary

Explores non-accidental head injury in babies and young children. Topics include constructing and deconstructing shaken baby syndrome, clinical identification of non-accidental head injury, proving non-accidental head injury, and more. for social workers and health professionals. Softcover. DNLM: Child Abuse-legislation & jurisprudence-Great Britain.

Author Biography

Tom Sanders is a lecturer in medical sociology at the Division of Primary Care, University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 7
Introductionp. 9
The Problem of Child Abuse: Recognition, Responses and Re-evaluationsp. 13
Constructing and Deconstructing Shaken Baby Syndrome: Changing Cultural Definitions and Medical Practicep. 36
Clinical Identification of Non-Accidental Head Injury: Examining the 'Social' Risk Factorsp. 56
Proving Non-Accidental Head Injury: From Mere Suspicion to Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubtp. 78
Causation, Scientific Evidence and Shaken Baby Syndrome: An Example of a Medical Controversyp. 113
Responding to Non-Accidental Head Injury: Changes and Challengesp. 144
The Research Projectp. 166
Referencesp. 177
Casesp. 185
Subject Indexp. 186
Author Indexp. 191
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