Subcutaneous emphysema as an uncommon presentation of child abuse

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 573-575

  Bansal, Beatrix Chandra ^a   Abramo, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Pneumomediastinum; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030751483     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90160-1     Document Type: Article

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