Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse. "Unexplained" fractures.
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Comparison of radiography and radionuclide bone scanning in the detection of child abuse.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 337 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008