Non-accidental injury in children-An update

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 978-985

  Mok, Jacqueline Y Q ^a,b  

^a Hospital for Sick Children   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Fractures; Harm; Neglect

Indexed keywords

BITE; BONE FRAGILITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHNICITY; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; OSTEOPENIA; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SKIN BRUISING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THERMAL INJURY;

BURNS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 48649100272     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.002     Document Type: Review

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