Sudden unexpected neonatal death in the first week of life: Autopsy findings from a specialist centre

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-404

  Weber, Martin A ^a   Ashworth, Michael T ^a   Risdon, R Anthony ^a   Brooke, Ivan ^a   Malone, Marian ^a   Sebire, Neil J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Congenital anomalies; Neonate; SIDS; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE;

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTERIAL TRUNK; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; SUDDEN DEATH; AGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALISM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 69149111060     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802406677     Document Type: Article

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