Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-155

  Golshevsky, Jonathan ^a,b   Chuen, J ^a   Tung, P H ^a  

^a Hamilton Base Hospital   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Hair; Labia; Strangulation; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HAIR; HAIR THREAD TOURNIQUET SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRANGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTS; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENITALIA; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SYNDROME; TOES; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 16444364099     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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