An analysis of the usefulness of specific stages in the pathologic investigation of sudden infant death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-400

  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

Autopsy; Diagnostic yield; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TOXICOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0033694809     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200012000-00020     Document Type: Article

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