Update on child maltreatment with a special focus on shaken baby syndrome

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-251

  Newton, Alice W ^a   Vandeven, Andrea M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Inflicted traumatic brain injury; Neglect; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEGLECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 17144421600     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000158730.56669.b1     Document Type: Review

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