About 1700 CE, a Guidebook for Physicians Was Published That

question 37

Multiple Choice

About 1700 CE, a guidebook for physicians was published that warned that the swelling in infants' heads could be due to dropping the infant or hitting it against something. The swelling is an effect of what is now labeled ______.

• A) hydrocephalus
• B) shaken baby syndrome
• C) failure to thrive
• D) diffuse axonal injury

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Definitions:

Wage Differential

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Statistical Discrimination

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Fourth Quintile

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