Unexpected but not unexplained: Investigating a case of sudden unexpected death in infancy

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Sidebotham, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOSE;

ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MIDWIFE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PULSE RATE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 23144458913     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.057430     Document Type: Review

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