Non-accidental fatal head injury in small children - A clinico-pathological correlation

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-165

  Nooraudah, A R ^a   Mohd Sham, Kassim ^a   Zahari, N ^b   Fauziah, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Intracerebral trauma; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Subdural haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALAYSIA; MALE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 16644366490     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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