By Christopher J. Hobbs, Helga G.I. Hanks, and Jane M. Wynne. 325 pp., illustrated. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1993. $79.95. ISBN 0-443-04146-6.
At a time when there are 3 million reports of suspected abuseor neglect of children each year in the United States, whenhomicide is the leading cause of injury-related deaths amonginfants, when the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglecthas claimed that child abuse presents a national emergency,there is clearly a need not only for the protection of childrenbut also for professionals in a variety of disciplines, particularlyphysicians, to develop expertise in this area. Physicians mustrecognize their new role, not reporting but diagnosing childabuse, and they must respond to the challenge posed . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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