Published online April 3, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 4 April 2006, pp. 1458-1459 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0041)
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Failure to Thrive as Distinct From Child Neglect: In Reply

Robert W. Block, MD, FAAP
Chairperson
American Academy of Pediatrics,
Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect

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In Reply.—In reference to the letter from Black et al, we agree that failure to thrive (FTT) as a manifestation of child neglect represents a small but highly significant percentage of cases, that conflation of poverty with neglect is inappropriate, that all etiologies and conditions associated with FTT should be considered during evaluations, that current literature on FTT is important, and that medical evaluations should be thorough and specific. Although the members of the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect respect the work of the authors of the letter, we respectfully urge them and other readers to read the report with the same care that was used in its crafting. We share their concern . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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