Intrathoracic petechiae in SIDS: A retrospective population-based 15-year study

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-239

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

Face position; Forensic; Petechiae; Prone sleep position; SIDS; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PURPURA; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THYMUS; UNITED STATES;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CALIFORNIA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOCARDIUM; PRONE POSITION; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 65249146599     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-008-9054-8     Document Type: Article

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