Observational study of skeletal surveys in suspected non-accidental injury

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 702-705

  Offiah, Amaka C ^a,b   Hall, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image quality; Non accidental injury; Skeletal survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0041507006     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00226-5     Document Type: Article

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