Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: systematic review

Kemp, Alison; Dunstan, Frank; Harrison, Sara; Morris, Susan; Mann, M.; Rolfe, Kim; Datta, Sumona; Thomas, Dolca; R Sibert, J; Maguire, Sabine

doi:10.1136/bmj.a1518

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Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: systematic review

Published in BMJ • Oct 2, 2008

Authors:

Alison Kemp

Frank Dunstan

Sara Harrison

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To systematically review published studies to identify the characteristics that distinguish fractures in children resulting from abuse and those not resulting from abuse, and to calculate a probability of abuse for individual fracture types. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: All l...

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Medicine

Child abuse

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