Margaret McHugh, MD, MPH, Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine, Director of Adolescent Clinic and Child Protection Team, Bellevue Hospital, discusses child abuse, neglect and child safety, and ways in which pediatricians determine whether or not a childhood injury is a result of an accident or neglect.

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