Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: Systematic review

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7674, 2008, Pages 859-862

  Kemp, Alison M ^a   Dunstan, Frank ^a   Harrison, Sara ^b   Morris, Susan ^b   Mann, Mala ^b   Rolfe, Kim ^a   Datta, Shalini ^b   Thomas, D Phillip ^b   Sibert, Jonathan R ^a   Maguire, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; LEG FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SKULL FRACTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; CHILD; FRACTURE; INFANT; LEG INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG INJURIES; RIB FRACTURES; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 54049132122     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1518     Document Type: Review

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