Observations on increased accidental asphyxia deaths in infancy while cosleeping in the state of Maryland

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-321

  Li, Ling ^a,b,e   Zhang, Yang ^c   Zielke, Ron H ^d   Ping, Yan ^e   Fowler, David R ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

^b OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accidental asphyxia; Cosleeping; Scene investigation; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BED; CAUCASIAN; CORONER; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASPHYXIA; BEDS; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARYLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 74249113838     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31819df760     Document Type: Article

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