Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10311141 | Child Abuse & Neglect | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Older children who are the victims of Munchausen by proxy may fear consequences of revealing the factitious illness. Physicians must consider the possibility of this diagnosis whenever there are discrepancies in a child's illness that makes a factitious illness a consideration.
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Authors
Nida Awadallah, Aaron Vaughan, Kathleen Franco, Farah Munir, Na'ama Sharaby, Johanna Goldfarb,