Assaults with a sharp object in small children: A 16-year review

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1037-1040

  Van As, A B ^a   Van Dijk, J ^a   Numanoglu, A ^a   Millar, A J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abuse; Assaults; Children; Injuries; Penetrating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN GRAFT; SOUTH AFRICA; STAB WOUND;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 50849087332     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2211-z     Document Type: Article

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