Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 572-577 , May 2009

Prevalence and Etiology of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Term Children Under the Age of Two Years: A Retrospective Study of Computerized Tomographic Imaging and Clinical Outcome in 798 Children

Received 13 August 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.01.007

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 572-577 , May 2009

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