Nonaccidental head injury in infants: 'The shaken baby syndrome revisited'

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 677-690

  Conway Jr , Edward E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE;

EID: 3543058069     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19981001-11     Document Type: Review

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