Assigning cause for sudden unexpected infant death

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 283-288

  Hunt, Carl E ^a   Darnall, Robert A ^b   McEntire, Betty L ^c   Hyma, Bruce A ^d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c The American SIDS Institute   (United States)

^d Miami Dade Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexpected infant death

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASPHYXIA; BED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHANNELOPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOMENCLATURE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

ASPHYXIA; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHANNELOPATHIES; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84939940754     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9650-8     Document Type: Article

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