The evaluation of suspected child physical abuse

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e1337-e1354

  Christian, Cindy W ^a   Crawford Jakubiak, James E ^a   Flaherty, Emalee G ^a   Leventhal, John M ^a   Lukefahr, James L ^a   Sege, Robert D ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INJURY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RISK; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BRUISING; THORAX INJURY; ANAMNESIS; CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84929484883     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-0356     Document Type: Article

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