Ocular Autopsy and Histopathologic Features of Child Abuse

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1384-1394

  Emerson, M Vaughn ^a   Jakobs, Elisabeth ^a   Green, W Richard ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD ABUSE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCLERA DISEASE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE; EYE HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; SUBDURAL SPACE;

EID: 34347249189     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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