Diphtheria and lethal upper airway obstruction

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 133-135

  Beh, Philip ^a   Byard, Roger W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; FATALITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 84930193021     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9623-y     Document Type: Article

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