Penetrating pencil injury: An unusual case of child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 749-752

  Lee, Anselm C W ^a   So, K T ^a   Wong, H L ^a   Lau, Shirley ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Pencil; Penetrating injury; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREIGN BODIES; GRAPHITE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0032125147     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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