Crib Death Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants — The Pathologist’s Viewpoint /

• Main Author: Ottaviani, Giulia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Obstetrics.; Pathology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Forensic Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

Crib death (SIDS) is the most frequent cause of death for infants during the first year, striking 1 out of every 700-1,000. Scarce knowledge in the field of SIDS and its pathology has led to a continued and growing concern with finding an explanation, with the goal of being able to either predict or...