The evidence base for shaken baby syndrome: Response to Reece et al from 41 physicians and scientists

EDITOR—Reece et al have implied that child abuse is a particularly difficult area in which to conduct research.1 This difficulty does not justify circular reasoning, selection bias, imprecise case definition, unsystematic review publications, or conclusions that overstep the data.2^–5 ^w1-w3

Geddes and Plunkett described the use of evidence based medicine in evaluating the causes of head injury in infants and …