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. 1992 Mar;13(1):85-7.
doi: 10.1097/00000433-199203000-00017.

Head injuries from short distance falls

I Root  1
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Head injuries from short distance falls

I Root. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

The problem of evaluating injury in childhood as to causation--accidental, inflicted or other--is compounded by conflicting literature. The child presenting with head injury following a short distance fall should be a source of alarm. Some of the key thoughts in the literature are evaluated with presentation of some additional observations, in an attempt to sort out some apparent conflicts.

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    Sheridan F, Anthony RM, Reiber GD, Schmunk GA, Giese HA Jr, DiTraglia R. Sheridan F, et al. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1993 Jun;14(2):172-5. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199306000-00019. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1993. PMID: 8328446 No abstract available.
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