Organ weights in cases of sudden infant death syndrome: A German study

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-234

  Fracasso, Tony ^a   Vennemann, Mechtild ^a   Pfeiffer, Heidi ^a   Bajanowski, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Organ weights; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ORGAN WEIGHT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 69549130770     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187e0f2     Document Type: Article

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