How useful is the presence of petechiae in distinguishing non-accidental from accidental injury?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 549-555

  Nayak, Keya ^a   Spencer, Nick ^b   Shenoy, Manjula ^a   Rubithon, Jill ^c   Coad, Nigel ^c   Logan, Stuart ^d  

^a Gulson Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Non accidental injury; Petechiae

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PETECHIA; PREVALENCE; SKIN BRUISING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646559834     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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