Episode 74: Child Abuse in the Pediatric Emergency Department, How Can We Make Things Better?
Release Date: 11/06/2023
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info_outlineAs a PEM Physician, child abuse, sexual abuse and child neglect cases are those cases I never want to miss or overlook. That is often easier said than done. This is a discussion I had with Dr. Stephen Boos, a child abuse doctor in Western MA.