Bilateral pediatric skull fractures: Accident or abuse?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 172-174

  Arnholz, Deirdre ^a   Hymel, Kent P ^c,e   Hay, Thomas C ^b   Jenny, Carole ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; FALLING; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031864554     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199807000-00039     Document Type: Article

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