Insufficient evidence for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ – a systematic review

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Acta paediatrica

• Publication date

  2017-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/apa.13760PMID 28130787
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