Epidemiology of oronasal hemorrhage in the first 2 years of life: Implications for child protection

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1074-1078

  McIntosh, Neil ^a   Mok, Jacqueline Y Q ^b   Margerison, Adrian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Epistaxis; Hemoptysis; Infancy; Oronasal hemorrhage; Pulmonary hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; COUGHING; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL BLEEDING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36048990545     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2097     Document Type: Article

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