Child Abuse: Medical Diagnosis and Management » (New Edition)

Reece, Robert M., MD (Tufts Univ)

The contributors primarily represent depts of pediatrics, radiology, and pathology at U.S. academic medical centers. Many also serve with regional or national organizations addressing the issue of prevention of child abuse. Institutions prominently represented include Tufts, Univ of Iowa, Univ of Colorado, Case Western Reserve, and Univ of Maryland.

This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

Sally L. Reynolds

This book describes the evaluation and medical management of child abuse. This is a new book with new information concerning differentiating child abuse from disease processes. This book is designed to help the practitioner evaluate and manage child abuse. This type of information is urgently needed. This book will be of great assistance to anyone caring for children. This book can be used by students, residents, and experts in child abuse. All subspecialists caring for children should find this book helpful and informative. The author is a well-recognized expert in child abuse. The illustrations are excellent. The photographs in the sexual abuse chapter are clear and should be useful for teaching. The book is well-referenced with the most up-to-date information on several topics. This is an essential addition to the personal reference library of any physician involved in the treatment of child abuse. The chapters devoted to conditions mistaken for child abuse and sexual abuse as well as those concerning head trauma and SIDS are excellent. The list of contributors reads like a who's who of child abuse treatment. This is certainly one of the best books about child abuse to be published in several years.