Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 343-347 , August 2007

Care of relatives following sudden infant death

  • K.-S. Saternus, MD, PhD (Professor of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Georg-August-University, D 37073 Göttingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 551 394942; fax: +49 551 394986.
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  • J. Helmerichs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Academy for Crisis Management, Accident Planning, and Civil Defence, D 53474 Bad Neuenahr, Germany
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  • S. Walter-Humke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Georg-August-University, D 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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  • P. Klostermann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, FU Berlin, D 14195 Berlin, Germany
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  • T. Krauß, MD, PhD (Professor of Gynecology)

      Affiliations

    • Klinikum Lippe Lemgo, D 32657 Lemgo, Germany
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  • G. Kernbach-Wighton, MD, PhD (Professor of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Section, Division of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, Scotland, United Kingdom

Received 8 September 2005 ,Revised 21 September 2006 ,Accepted 30 October 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00227-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.10.011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 343-347 , August 2007

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