Sudden and unexpected death in early life: Proceedings of a symposium in honor of Dr. Henry F. Krous

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-425

  Kinney, Hannah C ^a   Rognum, Torleiv O ^b   Nattie, Eugene E ^c   Haddad, Gabriel G ^d   Hyma, Bruce ^e   McEntire, Betty ^f   Paterson, David S ^a   Crandall, Laura ^g   Byard, Roger W ^h  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Miami Dade Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

^f The American SIDS Institute   (United States)

^g CJ Foundation for SIDS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy protocol; Brainstem; Death scene investigation; Hypoxia; Serotonin; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867644761     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-012-9376-4     Document Type: Article

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