How accurately can bruises be aged in abused children? Literature review and synthesis

Pediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-257

  Schwartz, Ari J ^a   Ricci, Lawrence R ^a  

^a Spurwink   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EXTRAVASATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COLOR; CONTUSIONS; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HUMANS; NECROSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0030069145     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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