A retrospective case series of skeletal surveys in children with suspected non-accidental injury

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-59

  Day, Fiona ^a,b   Clegg, Sarah ^a   McPhillips, Maeve ^a   Mok, Jacqueline ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Castleford Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Non accidental injury; Siblings; Skeletal survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD ABUSE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SKIN BRUISING; SKULL FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTUSIONS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLINGS;

EID: 33644632405     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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