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US mother found guilty of abuse of obese daughter.
- Source :
-
Lancet . 1/17/1998, Vol. 351 Issue 9097, p194. 1/3p. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Looks at the case of a California woman found guilty of abuse of her obese daughter. The death of the thirteen year-old due to heart failure from obesity; The weight of the child; The conviction of the mother to a maximum of 6 months in jail; The possibility that the child had Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Subjects :
- *CHILD abuse
*OBESITY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01406736
- Volume :
- 351
- Issue :
- 9097
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Lancet
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124828
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78194-0