Suspicion of child abuse complicating the diagnosis of bleeding disorders

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-182

  Scimeca, Philip G ^a   Cooper, Lynda B ^a   Sahdev, Indira ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 0029897775     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609030810     Document Type: Article

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