@article{ref1,
title="Medico-legal and ethical aspects of nasal fractures secondary to assault: do we owe a duty of care to advise patients to have a facial x-ray?",
journal="Journal of medical ethics",
year="2013",
author="Jaberoo, Marie-Claire and Joseph, Jonathan and Korgaonkar, Gillian and Mylvaganam, Kandappu and Adams, Ben and Keene, Malcolm",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="125-126",
abstract="Guidelines advise that x-rays do not contribute to the clinical management of simple nasal fractures. However, in cases of simple nasal fracture secondary to assault, a facial x-ray may provide additional legal evidence should the victim wish to press charges, though there is no published guidance. We examine the ethical and medico-legal issues surrounding this controversial area.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-6800",
doi="10.1136/medethics-2011-100155",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2011-100155"
}