Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Certification in New York City: Intra-Agency Guideline Compliance and Variables that May Influence Death Certification | Zendy

Melissa A. PasqualeStyles | Zendy; Margaret Regensburg | Zendy; Ruijun Bao | Zendy

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Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Certification in New York City: Intra-Agency Guideline Compliance and Variables that May Influence Death Certification

Author(s) -

Melissa A. PasqualeStyles,

Margaret Regensburg,

Ruijun Bao

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

academic forensic pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256

H-Index - 11

ISSN - 1925-3621

DOI - 10.23907/2017.046

Subject(s) - medicine , asphyxia , certification , sudden infant death syndrome , forensic pathology , referral , pediatrics , guideline , cause of death , medical emergency , autopsy , emergency medicine , family medicine , pathology , law , disease , political science

Differences in certification of similar sudden infant deaths exists among forensic pathologists. This study sought to measure adherence to intra-agency guidelines for infant death certification in one jurisdiction and describe variables that may be associated with the differentiation of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), asphyxia, and undetermined death certifications.

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