Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , September 2006

Abusive Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma

  • Sandra Herr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Sandra Herr, MD, University of Louisville, 571 South Floyd Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202.
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  • Mary E. Fallat, MD

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00040-1

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.05.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , September 2006

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