Bruising in infants: Those with a bruise may be abused

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 845-847

  Pierce, Mary Clyde ^a,b,c   Smith, Stacey ^a   Kaczor, Kim ^a,c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contusions; Inflicted trauma; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

CHILD ABUSE; CONTUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT;

EID: 74249110741     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181c06217     Document Type: Article

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