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Descriptor English: Battered Child Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome del Niño Maltratado
Descriptor síndrome del niño maltratado
Scope note: Afección clínica consecuencia de lesiones físicas o psicológicas repetidas que los padres o cuidadores causan a un niño.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Criança Espancada
Descriptor French: Syndrome de l'enfant battu
Entry term(s): Battered Child Syndromes
Child Syndrome, Battered
Child Syndromes, Battered
Nonaccidental Trauma in Children
Syndrome, Battered Child
Syndromes, Battered Child
Tree number(s): F03.950.750.124
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001497
Scope note: A clinical condition resulting from repeated physical and psychological injuries inflicted on a child by the parents or caregivers.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHILD ABUSE 1975-90
Online Note: search CHILD ABUSE 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under CHILD ABUSE 1975-90
Related: Adult Survivors of Child Abuse MeSH
Child Abuse MeSH
DeCS ID: 1517
Unique ID: D001497
NLM Classification: WA 325
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Battered Child Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0002231
Scope note A clinical condition resulting from repeated physical and psychological injuries inflicted on a child by the parents or caregivers.
Preferred term Battered Child Syndrome
Entry term(s) Battered Child Syndromes
Child Syndrome, Battered
Child Syndromes, Battered
Nonaccidental Trauma in Children
Syndrome, Battered Child
Syndromes, Battered Child



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