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Chapter 11 - Minimally Invasive Autopsy

from Section 4 - Best Practices Protocols of Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Childhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2019

By
Elspeth Whitby ,
Ashok Raghavan  and
Amaka Offiah
Edited by
Marta C. Cohen ,
Irene B. Scheimberg ,
J. Bruce Beckwith  and
Fern R. Hauck
Marta C. Cohen
Affiliation:
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Irene B. Scheimberg
Affiliation:
Royal London Hospital
J. Bruce Beckwith
Affiliation:
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Fern R. Hauck
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
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Investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , pp. 71 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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