Infant asphyxia, soft mattresses, and the trough effect

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-214

  Combrinck, Marais ^a   Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Infant death; SIDS; Soft bedding trough; Suffocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BED; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ASPHYXIA; BEDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRONE POSITION;

EID: 80053609579     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822abf68     Document Type: Article

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