Follow-up skeletal surveys for nonaccidental trauma: Can a more limited survey be performed?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 962-968

  Harlan, Susan R ^a   Nixon, G William ^b   Campbell, Kristine A ^a   Hansen, Karen ^a   Prince, Jeffrey S ^b  

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

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Skeletal survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONACCIDENTAL TRAUMA; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RIB FRACTURE; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UTAH;

EID: 69049084449     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1313-7     Document Type: Article

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