A comparison of pulmonary intra-alveolar hemorrhage in cases of sudden infant death due to SIDS in a safe sleep environment or to suffocation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-62

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Haas, Elisabeth A ^a   Masoumi, Homeyra ^a   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Stanley, Christina ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective services; Infanticide; Oronasal blood; Pulmonary hemorrhage; SIDS; Sudden infant death; Suffocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP STAGE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 34547660075     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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