TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - A four-year-old Nigerian boy with battered child syndrome: implications for public health
JO  - Pan African medical journal
A1  - Ibrahim, Olayinka Rasheed
A1  - Nasir, Fatima Faskari
A1  - Lugga, Abubakar Sani
A1  - Ibrahim, Mu'utasim
SP  - e47
EP  - e47
VL  - 35
IS  - 
N2  - Battered child syndrome (BCS) is a form of physical abuse that is characterised by multiple injuries and potentially fatal outcome. Despite the high prevalence of physical abuse in developing countries, BCS is rarely reported. Hence, this report highlighted a four-year-old Nigerian boy who suffered multiple injuries (scalp haematoma, bruises, right clavicular fracture, and burns) from the paternal uncle's wife. This case report is discussed along the line of public health approach for curbing the social menace.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1937-8688
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.47.19115
ID  - ref1
ER  -