Patient and injury characteristics in abusive abdominal injuries

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 700-704

  Trokel, Matthew ^a   Discala, Carla ^b   Terrin, Norma C ^c   Sege, Robert D ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Patient Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal injury; Child abuse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PANCREAS INJURY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLEEN INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750240439     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000238734.76413.d0     Document Type: Article

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