Distinguishing inflicted versus accidental abdominal injuries in young children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1203-1208

  Wood, Joanne ^a,b   Rubin, David M ^a   Nance, Michael L ^a   Christian, Cindy W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Child abuse; Household trauma; Motor vehicle crash

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ANAMNESIS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY SCALE; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGAN INJURY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 30344469913     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196437.07011.b1     Document Type: Review

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