What is the significance of haemosiderin in the lungs of deceased infants?

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-352

  Forbes, Adam ^a   Acland, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b c/o Coroner's Court ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; LUNG; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 9144246974     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.44.4.348     Document Type: Review

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