Postmortem radiography after unexpected death in neonates, infants, and children: Should imaging be routine?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1517-1521

  McGraw, Elizabeth P ^a   Pless, John E ^a   Pennington, Debra J ^a   White, Susan J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036111677     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.178.6.1781517     Document Type: Article

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