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Editorial
. 2013 Feb;14(2):230-1.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31827204a8.

Deciding whether to screen for abusive head trauma: do we need a clinical decision rule?

Rachel Berger, Thomas McGinn
Editorial

Deciding whether to screen for abusive head trauma: do we need a clinical decision rule?

Rachel Berger et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have not disclosed any potential conflicts of interest

Comment on

  • Derivation of a clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma.
    Hymel KP, Willson DF, Boos SC, Pullin DA, Homa K, Lorenz DJ, Herman BE, Graf JM, Isaac R, Armijo-Garcia V, Narang SK; Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network (PediBIRN) Investigators. Hymel KP, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb;14(2):210-20. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182712b09. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23314183

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