The Importance of Diagnosing Meconium Aspiration and Perinatal Deaths
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https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.199613151Keywords:
perinatal deaths, meconium aspiration, autopsy, morphologyAbstract
Turkish manner of criminal code law describes the questions that should raise in a case of criminal perinatal death. In this paper, a case of perinatal death due to meconium aspiration discussed regarding the problems in those cases.
Key words: Perinatal Deaths, Meconium Aspiration, Autopsy, Morphology.
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