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Critical review of ‘temporary brittle bone disease’

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Acknowledgements

The committee would like to particularly acknowledge the contributions of Betty Spivack, MD, a forensic pediatrician for the State of Kentucky and the primary author of the initial draft; and Joelle A. Moreno, Professor of Law at New England School of Law, who was the primary legal advisor.

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This statement is the work product of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) ad hoc Committee on Child Abuse. The SPR and European Society for Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) Board of Directors endorsed this statement at their Board meetings in 2005. The members of the committee are: Drs. Kenneth Mendelson, Chair; Melissa Spevak, Sandra Gorges, Marguerite Care, Gael Longergan, Richard Patterson, Debra Pennington, Mark Finkelstein, Peter Strouse, and Martin Reed. The committee is advised by Dr. John Miller, Dr. Paul Kleinman, Dr. Charles Fitz, Dr. Stephen Chapman ESPR, Mr. Brian Holmgren (Nashville, TN. District Attorney), Dr. Andrew Baker (Forensic Pathologist, Minneapolis, MN), Ms. Pat Kleinman (Epidemiology), Ms. Joelle Moreno (Professor, New England School of Law), and Dr. Betty Spivack (Forensic Pediatrician, Louisville, KY, USA).

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Mendelson, K.L. Critical review of ‘temporary brittle bone disease’. Pediatr Radiol 35, 1036–1040 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-1573-9

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