TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Munchausen syndrome by proxy: diagnosis and prevalence
JO  - American journal of orthopsychiatry
A1  - Schreier, Herbert A.
A1  - Libow, J. A.
SP  - 318
EP  - 321
VL  - 63
IS  - 2
N2  - A review of the literature and a survey of pediatric neurologists and gastroenterologists yield data indicating that the prevalence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy is greater than is generally estimated. This possibility is further supported by follow-up data on siblings of victims, together with wide variability among practitioners in case identification.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -