National standard for death-scene investigation of sudden, unexpected infant deaths in the United States [2]

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 823-

  Tomashek, Kay M ^a   Shapiro Mendoza, Carrie ^a   Wingo, Jennifer ^a   Davis, Terry W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCANDINAVIA;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; SCANDINAVIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20344406261     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2445     Document Type: Letter

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1. Opdal SH, Rognum TO. The sudden infant death syndrome gene: does it exist? Pediatrics. 2004;114(4). Available at: www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/ full/114/4/e506
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3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for death scene investigation of sudden, unexplained infant deaths: recommendations of the Interagency Panel on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996;45(RR-10):1-22. Available at: ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/ rr4510.pdf. Accessed January 13, 2005
4. Hauck F. Final Report: National Survey to Evaluate Use of the Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Report Form (SUIDIRF). Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Health System; 2001