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A fact from John Caffey appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 August 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John Caffey (pictured) was the first to describe the condition now known as shaken baby syndrome?

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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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John Caffey

... that John Caffey (pictured) was the first to describe the condition now known as shaken baby syndrome? Source: "he was the first to discover the link between child abuse and metaphyseal fractures in children, and went on to coin the term ‘‘Shaken Infant Syndrome’’"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alfred Egerton Cooper

Created by 97198 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:44, 9 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was created 8 July and nominated the next day. Article is long enough, and there's no copyvio concerns as far as I can tell. Hook is interesting and mentioned in the article (both the lead and body), where it is cited. Image is public domain. QPQ has been completed. This looks good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 05:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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