Soft-tissue injury as an indication of child abuse.
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 77 (8) , 1179-1183
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199508000-00006
Abstract
We reviewed the hospital records of 371 children who were suspected of having been physically abused. Our purpose was to determine specific features that might be used to distinguish injuries resulting from abuse from accidental injuries. Soft-tissue injuries were found in 341 (92 per cent)Keywords
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