An audit of the use of definitions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 453-455

  Byard, Roger W ^a   Marshall, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Definition; Research; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 35348973499     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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