Morphometrical analysis of retinal hemorrhages in the shaken baby syndrome

Forensic Science International

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-80

  Betz, P ^a   Puschel K ^b   Miltner, E ^b   Lignitz, E ^c   Eisenmenger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Morphometry; Retinal hemorrhage; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0343618363     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01866-2     Document Type: Article

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