Challenges in the evaluation for possible abuse: Presentations of congenital bleeding disorders in childhood

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-134

  Jackson, Jami ^a   Carpenter, Shannon ^b   Anderst, Jim ^b  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorder; Child abuse; Hematology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFUSION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BRUISING; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MISSOURI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84858449914     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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