Bruising in non-accidental head injured children; a retrospective study of the prevalence, distribution and pathological associations in 24 cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 215-230

  Atwal, G S ^a   Rutty, G N ^b   Carter, N ^b   Green, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruise; Fracture; Non accidental injury; Retinal Haemorrhage; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Subdural haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INJURY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0032575955     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00126-1     Document Type: Article

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