Functional time limit and onset of symptoms in infant abusive head trauma

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 60-65

  Biron, Dean L ^a,c   Shelton, Doug ^b  

^a State Crime Operations Command   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Child abuse; Head trauma; Signs and symptoms; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD ABUSE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33845744317     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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