Distinguishing sudden infant death syndrome from child abuse fatalities

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Hymel, Kent P ^a   Block, Robert W ^a   Hibbard, Roberta Ann ^a   Jenny, Carole ^a   Kellogg, Nancy D ^a   Spivack, Betty S ^a   Stirling Jr , John ^a   Corwin, David L ^b   Klevens, Joanne ^c   Hurley, Tammy Piazza ^a   Hanzlick, Randy ^d   Graham, Michael ^d   Corey, Tracey S ^d  

^a AAP Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect ^*

^b American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d National Association of Medical Examiners

Author keywords

Child abuse; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; MORTALITY;

ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33746790317     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1245     Document Type: Article

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