Role of routine neuropathological examination for determining cause of death in sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI)

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-261

  Pryce, J W ^a   Paine, S M L ^b   Weber, M A ^a   Harding, B ^c   Jacques, T S ^b   Sebire, N J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROSCOPY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; NEURONS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84857371356     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200264     Document Type: Article

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