Interesting data about confessions and AHT, but suboptimal analysis. Commentary to Vinchon et al

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Healthcare Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. niels.lynoe@ki.se.
² Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Forensic Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Comment

Niels Lynøe et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;38(5):869-870.

doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05496-6. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

¹ Centre for Healthcare Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. niels.lynoe@ki.se.
² Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Forensic Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

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Comment in

Answer to Lynøe: Interesting data about confessions and abusive head trauma, but suboptimal analysis.
Vinchon M, Karnoub MA, Noulé N, Lampin ME. Vinchon M, et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 May;38(5):871-872. doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05509-4. Epub 2022 Mar 29. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022. PMID: 35348876

Confessed versus denied inflicted head injuries in infants: similarities and differences.
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