Excluding medical and haematological conditions as a cause of bruising in suspected non-accidental injury

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-8

  Minford, Adrian M B ^a   Richards, E M ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BRUISING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTUSIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77149124887     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.159707     Document Type: Review

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