A profile of the oro-facial injuries in child physical abuse at a children's hospital

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-534

  Naidoo, Sudeshni ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Oro facial injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; NECK INJURY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOUTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034060512     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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