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Steven W. Kairys
Researcher at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Publications - 17
Citations - 1303
Steven W. Kairys is an academic researcher from Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Child abuse & Neglect. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1242 citations.
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Shaken baby syndrome: Rotational cranial injuries - Technical report
Steven W. Kairys,Randell Alexander,Robert W. Block,V. Denise Everett,Kent P. Hymel,Carole Jenny,Gene A. Shelley,D. L. Corwin,Robert M. Reece,Tammy Piazza Hurley +9 more
TL;DR: Shaken baby syndrome is a serious and clearly definable form of child abuse that results from extreme rotational cranial acceleration induced by violent shaking or shaking/impact.
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Guidelines for the evaluation of sexual abuse of children: Subject review
Steven W. Kairys,Randell Alexander,Robert W. Block,V. D. Everett,Kent P. Hymel,Charles Felzen Johnson,L. S. Goldman,Gene A. Shelley,Karen Dineen Wagner,Carole Jenny,J. A. Bays +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of the physician is outlined with respect to obtaining a history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory data and in determining the need to report sexual abuse, and the guidelines for the evaluation of child sexual abuse are updated.
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Steroid Treatment of Laryngotracheitis: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence From Randomized Trials
TL;DR: The use of steroids in the treatment of hospitalized children with croup is supported and, in the absence of a randomized clinical trial of sufficient size, the most reliable estimate of the impact of steroid therapy on the morbidity associated with croups is provided.
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The role of the pediatrician in recognizing and intervening on behalf of abused women
J. A. Bays,Randell Alexander,Robert W. Block,Charles Felzen Johnson,Steven W. Kairys,M. B. Kanda,L. S. Goldman,G. A. Shelly,Karen Dineen Wagner,Carole Jenny,David L. Chadwick +10 more
TL;DR: Pediatricians are in a position to recognize abused women in pediatric settings and intervention on behalf of battered women is an active form of child abuse prevention.
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The Psychological Maltreatment of Children—Technical Report
TL;DR: This technical report provides practicing pediatricians with definitions and risk factors for psychological maltreatment and details how pediatricians can prevent, recognize, and report psychological malt treatment.