Diagnosing pediatric head trauma

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 358-370

  Hymel, Kent P ^a,b,c   Hall, Caitlin A ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Inova Pediatric Digestive Disease Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 18744406715     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20050501-10     Document Type: Review

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