Special Issue of CHILD MALTREATMENT

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"Medicine and Child Maltreatment" -- A Special Issue of CHILD MALTREATMENT
     
CHILD MALTREATMENT, an official journal of the American Professional Society on 
the Abuse of Children (APSAC), is an interdisciplinary forum for the 
dissemination of original research, information, and technical innovations on 
child abuse and neglect.
     
Realizing that high-quality, original research in the field of child abuse and 
neglect can have an immediate impact on the quality of the lives of children, 
the editors of CHILD MALTREATMENT are committed to creating a resource that is 
readily accessible to a diverse audience.  
     
The November 1997 issue (Volume 2, Number 4) features a special Focus Section, 
"Medicine and Child Maltreatment -- Moving Toward Excellence and Evolving 
Standards".  Edited by Howard Dubowitz, M.D. and Carole Jenny, M.D., this 
section features the following articles:
     
"Irresponsible Testimony by Medical Experts in Cases Involving the Physical 
Abuse and Neglect of Children" by David L. Chadwick, M.D. and Henry F. Krous, 
M.D.
     
"Documentation and Preservation of Visual Evidence in Child Abuse" by Martin A. 
Finkel, D.O., and Lawrence R. Ricci, M.D.
     
"The Role of Nonphysician Health Care Providers in the Physical Assessment and 
Diagnosis of Suspected Child Maltreatment: Results of a National Survey" by 
Susan J. Kelley and Beatrice Crofts Yorker
     
"The Role of Photo Documentation of Genital Findings in Medical Evaluations of 
Suspected Child Sexual Abuse" by Joyce A. Adams, M.D.
     
"Ethical Issues in Professionals' Response to Child Maltreatment" by Howard 
Dubowitz, M.D.
     
"Pediatric Fellowships in Child Abuse and Neglect: The Development of a New 
Subspecialty" by Carole Jenny, M.D.
     
Edited by Mark Chaffin, Ph.D., of the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the 
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, CHILD MALTREATMENT is published 
quarterly in February, May, August, and November.
     
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