Current controversies in the interpretation of non-accidental head injury

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Jaspan, Tim ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FORCE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; NON ACCIDENTAL HEAD INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43549095703     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0896-8     Document Type: Review

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