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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2023

Keith A. Findley
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cyrille Rossant
Affiliation:
University College London
Kana Sasakura
Affiliation:
Konan University, Japan
Leila Schneps
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Université, Paris
Waney Squier
Affiliation:
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Knut Wester
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
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Shaken Baby Syndrome
Investigating the Abusive Head Trauma Controversy
, pp. 321 - 396
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Print publication year: 2023

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