Lethal child neglect

Forensic Science International

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 8-12

  Fieguth, A ^a   Gunther D ^a   Kleemann, Werner Johann ^b   Troger H D ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Malnutrition; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INGESTION; LIVER FATTY DEGENERATION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STARVATION; THYMUS ATROPHY; VOMITING;

EID: 0037027507     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00270-0     Document Type: Article

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