Deaths of infants on polystyrene-filled beanbags

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 202-206

  Gilbert Barness, Enid ^a,b   Emery, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beanbags; Bedding; Infant deaths, accidental; Mattresses; Polystyrene; Suffocation, accidental

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NEWBORN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ASPHYXIA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYSTYRENES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0029837531     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199609000-00005     Document Type: Article

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