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Images in paediatrics
Ossification centres, not rib fractures
  1. Jarlath McAloon,
  2. Conor O'Neill
  1. Paediatric Department, Antrim Hospital, Antrim, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jarlath McAloon, Paediatric Department, Antrim Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT41 2RL, UK; jarlath.mcaloon{at}northerntrust.hscni.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.207951

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    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.