Is SIDS still a 'diagnosis' in search of a disease?

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Byard, Roger W ^a   Jensen, Lisbeth L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Risk factors; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 45849095723     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450610802047606     Document Type: Review

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