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Physical child abuse demands increased awareness during health and socioeconomic crises like COVID-19

A review and education material

Polina MartinkevichDepartment of Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital; ;Danish Paediatric Orthopaedic Research;
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Lise Langeland LarsenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital; ;Danish Paediatric Orthopaedic Research;
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Troels Græsholt-KnudsenResearch Unit for Mental Public Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University;
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Gitte HesthavenDepartment of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital;
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Michel Bach HellfritzschDanish Paediatric Orthopaedic Research; ;Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital;
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Karin Kastberg PetersenDepartment of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital;
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Bjarne Møller-MadsenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital; ;Danish Paediatric Orthopaedic Research; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University;
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Jan Duedal RölfingDepartment of Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital; ;Danish Paediatric Orthopaedic Research; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University; ;Corporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark Region, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 527-533 | Published online: 23 Jun 2020

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