A comparison of respiratory symptoms and inflammation in sudden infant death syndrome and in accidental or inflicted infant death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Nadeau, Julie M ^a   Silva, Patricia D ^a   Blackbourne, Brian D ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental death; Bronchiolitis; Infanticide; Interstitial pneumonitis; Pulmonary inflammation; Sudden infant death syndrome; Upper respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHUS; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037371811     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PAF.0000051520.92087.C3     Document Type: Article

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