CHILD ABUSE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: CASE ILLUSTRATIONS OF TWO VARIANTS OF MUNCHAUSEN SINDROME BY PROXY.
Munchausen syndrome is a complex type of abuse, which is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed in clinical practice, and has harmful consequences for children. Its relationship with child abuse, of which it is a variety, must be recognized in clinical and forensic practice. The authors report herei...
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| Language: | English |
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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.embj.org/joomla335/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=290 |