Evaluation of documentation in potential abusive head injury of infants in a Paediatric Emergency Department

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 777-781

  Tingberg, Björn ^a   Falk, Ann Charlotte ^b   Flodmark, Olof ^a   Ygge, Britt Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abusive head injury; Child abuse; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD ABUSE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 64149115048     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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