Retinal hemorrhages in children: The role of intracranial pressure

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 623-628

  Shiau, Tiffany ^a   Levin, Alex V ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; OPTIC DISK; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINOPATHY; RETINOSCHISIS;

EID: 84863549078     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.46     Document Type: Article

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