Rib fractures in infants: Red alert! The clinical features, investigations and child protection outcomes

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 322-326

  Cadzow, S P ^a   Armstrong, K L ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Rib fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033861562     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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