Can one accurately date a bruise? State of the science

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-37

  Nash, Katherine R ^a,b   Sheridan, Daniel J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b D ABMDI   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of bruises; Color of bruises; Dating bruises; Forensic nursing; Injury

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TIME;

COLOR; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66649126790     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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