Letter To the Editor: Unexplained Fractures: Child Abuse or Bone Disease: A Systematic Review

Letter To the Editor
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Keywords

Child Abuse Bone Disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta Child Protective Service Clinical Orthopaedic 
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© The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons® 2011

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.UT Southwestern, PediatricsDallasUSA

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