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Shaken baby syndrome in Canada: clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospital cases.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Shaken baby syndrome is an extremely serious form of abusive head trauma, the extent of which is unknown in Canada. Our objective was to describe, from a national perspective, the clinical characteristics and outcome of children admitted to hospital with shaken baby syndrome. METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart review, for the years 1988-1998, of the cases of shaken baby syndrome that were reported to the child protection …

Authors

King WJ; MacKay M; Sirnick A

Journal

Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 168, No. 2, pp. 155–159

Publication Date

January 21, 2003

ISSN

0820-3946