Frequency of pulmonary hemosiderosis in eastern North Carolina

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-38

  Jackson, Celia M ^a   Gilliland, M G F ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging infectious agents; Pulmonary hemorrhage; Pulmonary hemosiderosis; SIDS

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DISASTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

AUTOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0034103179     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200003000-00006     Document Type: Article

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