TY - JOUR
T1 - Autopsy cases of sudden unexpected infant deaths examined at the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 1964-1993
AU - Funayama, Masato
AU - Tokudome, Shogo
AU - Matsuo, Yoshihiro
PY - 1996/3/6
Y1 - 1996/3/6
N2 - The medical examination system in Japan covers only four regions (Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and the 23 wards in Tokyo). In almost all other regions, it is difficult to perform reliable epidemiologic studies. This report presents a chronological analysis of sudden infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome, over 30 years (1964-93) in the 23 Tokyo wards.
AB - The medical examination system in Japan covers only four regions (Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and the 23 wards in Tokyo). In almost all other regions, it is difficult to perform reliable epidemiologic studies. This report presents a chronological analysis of sudden infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome, over 30 years (1964-93) in the 23 Tokyo wards.
KW - Sudden infant death
KW - Sudden infant death syndrome
KW - Tokyo Medical examiner cases
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U2 - 10.1097/00000433-199603000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00000433-199603000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 8838467
AN - SCOPUS:0030019757
VL - 17
SP - 32
EP - 37
JO - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
JF - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
SN - 0195-7910
IS - 1
ER -