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Known unknowns and the non-accidental injury hypothesis
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Known unknowns and the non-accidental injury hypothesis

byKeith Rix

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The detail of this judgment will mainly be of interest to paediatricians, radiologists and clinical pharmacologists as it is another case in which there has been an issue as to the effects of proton pump inhibitors on bone growth.

Its particular value is in its review of the case law from which is derived the requirement that experts address unknown causes in a case of possible non-accidental injury. 

There are some learning points of more general application arising out of the criticisms of the experts and particularly relevant to all single joint experts, not just in jointly appointed experts in the Family Court.

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