Suspected infant abuse: Radiographic skeletal survey practices in pediatric health care facilities

Radiology

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 477-485

  Kleinman, Patricia L ^a   Kleinman, Paul K ^b   Savageau, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bones, radiography; Infants, injuries; Infants, skeletal system

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

BONE AND BONES; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044226356     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2332031640     Document Type: Review

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