Classification of sudden infant death (SID) cases in a multidisciplinary setting. Ten years experience in Styria (Austria)

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 887-893

  Kerbl, Reinhold ^a,g   Zotter, Heinz ^a   Einspieler, Christa ^b   Roll, Peter ^b   Ratschek, Manfred ^b   Köstl, Gerhard ^c   Strenger, Volker ^a   Hoffmann, Erna ^a   Perrogon, Anni ^a   Zötsch, Waltraud ^a   Schober, Peter ^d   Gränz, Alfred ^e   Sauseng, Werner ^a   Bachler, Isolde ^b   Kenner, Thomas ^b   Ipsiroglu, Osman ^f   Kurz, Ronald ^a  

^a Univ Klin Kindea Jugendheilkunde   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Abteilung für Kinder Jugendheilkunde   (Austria)

^d Universitatsklinik fur Kinder und Jugendheilkunde Graz   (Austria)

^e Amt der Stmk Landesregierung FA 19B Schutzwasserwirtschaft und Bodenwasserhaushalt   (Austria)

^f Krankenhaus Wiener Neustadt   (Austria)

^g Univ Klinik f Kinder und Jugendheilkunde   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Classification; Risk factors; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; AUTOPSY; BED; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LETHALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 10744227296     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040411     Document Type: Article

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