How Antiscience Creates Confusion About the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Dec 1;177(12):1257-1258. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4516.
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint exposes the antiscience and misinformation used to generate skepticism about abusive head trauma in young children, putting this vulnerable population at risk.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Abuse* / diagnosis
  • Craniocerebral Trauma* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Retrospective Studies