Pathology research into sudden infant death syndrome: Where do we go from here?

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 492-494

  Krous, Henry F ^a   Byard, Roger W ^b   Rognum, Torleiv O ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AUTOPSY; BODY POSTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COOPERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOTE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; WORKSHOP;

EID: 3442893554     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.2.492-a     Document Type: Note

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