Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 516-518 , November 2008

Tonsillitis and sudden childhood death

  • Roger W. Byard (MD Marks Professor of Pathology)

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Received 28 January 2008 ,Accepted 10 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.04.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 516-518 , November 2008

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