Ocular and cerebral trauma in non-accidental injury in infancy: Underlying mechanisms and implications for paediatric practice

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 282-287

  Green, M A ^a   Lieberman, G ^a   Milroy, C M ^a   Parsons, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHOROID HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INJURY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; OPTIC DISK; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UNITED KINGDOM; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0029913594     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.4.282     Document Type: Article

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