Pattern of injury in child fatalities resulting from child abuse

Forensic Science International

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Ross, Ann H ^a   Abel, Suzanne M ^b   Radisch, Deborah ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Charleston County Coroner's Office   (United States)

^c CB 7580   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Fatalities; Injury pattern

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67349230830     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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