Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. An Audit of the Quality of Autopsy Reporting

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Treacy, A ^a   Cryan, J ^a   Mcgarvey, C ^a   Devaney, D ^a   Matthews, T G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; AUTOPSY REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM ARBITRARY SCORE; MODIFIED RUSHTON SCORE; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD;

EID: 84875075143     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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