Sudden unexpected death in childhood: A report of 50 cases

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-319

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b,c   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Crandall, Laura ^c   Nadeau Manning, Julie M ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CJ Foundation for SIDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Face down; Febrile seizure; Prone; Seizure; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexplained death in childhood

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FATTY LIVER; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 23944504480     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-005-1155-8     Document Type: Article

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