Investigation of unexplained infant deaths in Jerusalem, Israel 1996-2003

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 697-699

  Eisenstein, Eli M ^a   Haklai, Ziona ^b   Schwartz, Shepard ^c   Klar, Aharon ^d   Stein, Nechama ^b   Kerem, Eitan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MEDICAL AUDIT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 34547687841     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.107425     Document Type: Article

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