Prediction of child abuse--does it work?

To the Editor.— Rosenberg et al1 report on a prospective, "random" study of 476 patients up to 2 years of age seen in an emergency room. The paper is concerned with a problem of importance to health care providers and of great interest to parents and society. The paper reports statisticall...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1983-09, Vol.72 (3), p.437-438
Main Authors: Balaban, D J, Goldfarb, N I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Abuse
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Prognosis
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Summary:To the Editor.— Rosenberg et al1 report on a prospective, "random" study of 476 patients up to 2 years of age seen in an emergency room. The paper is concerned with a problem of importance to health care providers and of great interest to parents and society. The paper reports statistically significant differences in rates of observed or reported child abuse between children grouped according to the presence of certain abnormal features. Our concern is that the reported results may be easily misinterpreted and, therefore, may be misleading.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.72.3.437a