Simultaneous sudden unexpected death in infancy of twins: Case report

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 631-635

  Mitchell, Edwin A ^a   Elder, Dawn E ^b   Zuccollo, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Simultaneous death; SUDI; Thermal environment; Twins; Unsafe sleeping environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BED; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TWINS;

AUTOPSY; BEDDING AND LINENS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 78651234956     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0407-y     Document Type: Article

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