Changing trends in the diagnosis of sudden infant death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-314

  Mitchell, Elizabeth ^a   Krous, Henry F ^c   Donald, Terrance ^b   Byard, Roger W ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic transfer; Sudden infant death syndrome; Undetermined, unexpected infant death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ACCIDENTS; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0033678152     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200012000-00002     Document Type: Article

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