Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 471-474 , November 2007

Unclassified sudden infant death associated with pulmonary intra-alveolar hemosiderosis and hemorrhage

  • Homeyra Masoumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
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  • Amy E. Chadwick, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
    • ,
  • Elisabeth A. Haas, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
    • ,
  • Christina Stanley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, County of San Diego, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Henry F. Krous, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
    • Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123, United States. Tel.: +1 858 966 5944; fax: +1 858 966 8087.

Received 19 July 2006 ,Revised 9 November 2006 ,Accepted 10 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 471-474 , November 2007

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