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Review
. 2006 Jul 22;333(7560):194-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7560.194.

Royal college rewrites child protection history

Jonathan Gornall  1
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Review

Royal college rewrites child protection history

Jonathan Gornall. BMJ. .

Abstract

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has not mentioned research work by Roy Meadow and David Southall in its advice on child protection. Is this sending the right message to paediatricians?

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Protesters outside the High Court campaigning against Munchausen syndrome by proxy—a term coined by Roy Meadow Credit: BEN GRAVILLE/PHOTONEWS SERVICE/TOPFOTO
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