Sudden unexpected death in infancy and the dilemma of defining the sudden infant death syndrome

Current Pediatric Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-12

  Krous, Henry F ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Classification; Definition; Forensic; SIDS; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN INFANCY; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 77954340591     PISSN: 15733963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339610791317205     Document Type: Article

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