Investigation of sudden infant deaths in the State of Maryland (1990-2000)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 85-92

  Li, Ling ^a,b   Fowler, David ^a   Liu, Liang ^b   Ripple, Mary G ^a   Lambros, Zoe ^c   Smialek, John E ^a  

^a OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c 10 Concord   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Death scene investigation; Infanticide; Sleeping environment; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANTICIDE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 11444266117     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.01.021     Document Type: Article

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