Retinal Hemorrhages and Shaken Baby Syndrome: An Evidence-Based Review

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-106

  Togioka, Brandon M ^a   Arnold, Meghan A ^a   Bathurst, Melinda A ^a   Ziegfeld, Susan M ^a   Nabaweesi, Rosemary ^a   Colombani, Paul M ^a   Chang, David C ^a   Abdullah, Fizan ^a  

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

Author keywords

child abuse; pediatric; retinal hemorrhages; shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE EXAMINATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; NON ACCIDENTAL HEAD INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 67349150700     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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