Meadow, Southall, and the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2247-2251

  Chadwick, David L ^a   Krous, Henry F ^b   Runyan, Desmond K ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Licensure; SIDS; Sudden unexpected death; Testimony

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; CHILD ABUSE; COURT; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; STANDARD; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CHILD ABUSE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PEDIATRICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33745292626     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0429     Document Type: Review

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