Radiography after unexpected death in infants and children compared to autopsy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-165

  de Lange, Charlotte ^a   Vege, Åshild ^a,b   Stake, Gunnar ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infant; Postmortem examination; Radiography; Resuscitation; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; AUTOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC DISORDER; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 33846193200     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0364-2     Document Type: Article

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