Clues that aid in the diagnosis of nonaccidental trauma presenting as an apparent life-threatening event

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 912-918

  Vellody, Kishore ^a,b   Freeto, Jennifer P ^a   Gage, Sandra L ^a   Collins, Nicole ^a   Gershan, William M ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent life threatening events; Child abuse; Nonaccidental trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NONACCIDENTAL TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53249124740     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808320595     Document Type: Article

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