Abusive head trauma in children: A comparison of male and female perpetrators

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 649-657

  Esernio Jenssen, Debra ^a   Tai, Julia ^b   Kodsi, Sylvia ^c  

^a University of Florida and UF Health Shands Children s Hospital   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Brain injury; Child abuse; Perpetrator confessions; Retinal hemorrhages

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OFFENDER; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIMINAL LAW; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE; NEW YORK; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79953307055     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1770     Document Type: Article

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