Pediatric drowning: A 20-year review of autopsied cases: II. Pathologic features

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-24

  Somers, Gino R ^a,b   Chiasson, David A ^a,b   Smith, Charles R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drowning; Pathology; Pediatric; Pleural effusion; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESUSCITATION; ACCIDENT; CANADA; EXUDATE; HOMICIDE; LUNG; MORTALITY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; ONTARIO; ORGAN SIZE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746049480     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000201103.67465.6a     Document Type: Article

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