Assessment of pulmonary and intrathymic hemosiderin deposition in sudden infant death syndrome

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-282

  Byard, R W ^a   Stewart, W A ^a   Telfer, S ^a   Beal, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALTE; hemosiderin; lungs; petechial hemorrhage; SIDS; thymus

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LUNG; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THYMUS;

EID: 84920303614     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710497174921     Document Type: Article

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