Epidemiological and clinical data of amniotic fluid embolism in forensic settings

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1189-1194

  Busardò, Francesco P ^a   Frati, Paola ^a,b   Karch, Steven B ^c   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c Consultant Pathologist/Toxicologist ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Autopsy and histology; Pregnancy related deaths

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; TRYPTASE;

AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CESAREAN SECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY;

AUTOPSY; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84904047965     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389201015666140430153717     Document Type: Article

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