Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-21

  Loughrey, C M ^a   Preece, M A ^b   Green, A ^c  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Clinical Chemistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 11244252246     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.020677     Document Type: Review

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