Patterns of presentation of the shaken baby syndrome:Subdural and retinal haemorrhages are not necessarily signs of abuse

BMJ

Volumn 328, Issue 7442, 2004, Pages 767-

  Lefanu, James ^a   Brown, Rioch Edwards ^b  

^a Mawbey Brough Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Five Percenters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOTE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

CHILD ABUSE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 1842452579     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7442.767     Document Type: Letter

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