Citation

Newberger EH. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 1990; 37(4): 943-954.

Affiliation

Family Development Program, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2199923

Abstract

The assessment of child abuse is a professionally and personally challenging task. Here as elsewhere in medicine success often is linked with the informed intelligence, mature attitude, and professional demeanor of the clinician. If one can maintain a thoughtful and skeptical approach to the data; display warmth, calm, and respect to everyone involved in the case; and express one's views with care and parsimony, good information will be forthcoming and, it is hoped, excellent management will follow.

Language: en