How old is this fracture? Radiologic dating of fractures in children: A systematic review

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1282-1286

  Prosser, Ingrid ^a   Maguire, Sabine ^a   Harrison, Sara K ^a   Mann, Mala ^a   Sibert, Jonathan R ^a   Kemp, Alison M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 18244392457     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.4.01841282     Document Type: Review

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