Petechiae of the baby's skin as differentiation symptom of infanticide versus SIDS

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 602-607

  Oehmichen, Manfred ^a   Gerling, Ivana ^a   Meißner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest compression; Forensic science; Infanticide; Petechiae; Skin; Sudden infant death syndrome; Suffocation

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUTH; PETECHIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX; THROAT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034066872     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14735j     Document Type: Article

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