Constrictive asphyxia: A recognizable form of fatal child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1503-1507

  Boos, Stephen C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxiation; Child abuse; Confession; Homicide; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEATH; COURT; CRYING; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; RIB FRACTURE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ASPHYXIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0033810980     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00196-4     Document Type: Article

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