Evaluation of infants with subdural hematoma who lack external evidence of abuse

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 549-553

  Morris, Mark W ^a,c,d   Smith, Sally ^a,b,c   Cressman, Joanne ^a   Ancheta, Joey ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Suncoast Child Protection Team   (United States)

^d Suncoast Child Protection Team Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection; Intracranial hemorrhage; Subdural hematoma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SKULL FRACTURE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0034109851     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.3.549     Document Type: Article

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