Dating of bruises in children: An assessment of physician accuracy

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 804-807

  Bariciak, Erika D ^a   Plint, Amy C ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^a   Bennett, Sue ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Bruising; Children; Emergency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BRUISE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0141993823     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.4.804     Document Type: Article

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