Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 453-455 , November 2007

An audit of the use of definitions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Received 11 August 2006 ,Revised 18 November 2006 ,Accepted 18 November 2006.

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PII: S1752-928X(06)00250-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 453-455 , November 2007