Investigating perinatal death: A review of the options when autopsy consent is refused

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Wright, C ^a   Lee, R E J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL CORD;

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN;

EID: 3042718071     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.022483     Document Type: Review

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