Retrospective review to determine the utility of follow-up skeletal surveys in child abuse evaluations when the initial skeletal survey is normal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>The AAP recommends that a follow-up skeletal survey be obtained for all children < 24 months of age who are strongly suspected to be victims of abuse. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the utility of a follow-up sk...

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Main Authors: Kachelmeyer Andrea, Care Marguerite, Chua Michael S, Bennett Berkeley L, Mahabee-Gittens Melinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/354