Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Young Children: A Unique Contributor to Developmental Disabilities

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1269-1285

  Frasier, Lori D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Battered child syndrome; Child abuse; Developmental disabilities; Inflicted neurotrauma; Shaken baby syndrome; Shaken impact syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEAD INJURY; HISTORY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RADIOLOGY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIETY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VICTIM;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INFANT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 56549104207     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.08.003     Document Type: Review

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