Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , September 2006

Applications of Biomechanics Aiding in the Diagnosis of Child Abuse

  • Gina Bertocci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Gina Bertocci, PhD, University of Louisville, Rm 204, Health Sciences Research Tower, 500 S Preston St, Louisville, KY 40202. Tel.: +1 502 852 0296; fax: +1 502 852 0390.
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  • Mary Clyde Pierce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00049-8

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.06.006

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , September 2006

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