A frozen newborn infant: Froth in the air-passage after thawing

Forensic Science International

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-74

  Tabata, N ^a   Morita, M ^b   Azumi, J ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Froth in the air passage; Frozen body; Histopathology; Infanticide; Respiratory distress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FREEZING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANTICIDE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 0033979078     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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