Seasonal variation in sudden infant death syndrome and bronchiolitis - A common mechanism?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 431-435

  Gupta, Ramyani ^a   Helms, Peter J ^a   Jolliffe, Ian T ^a   Douglas, A Stuart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0029758124     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.2.8756818     Document Type: Article

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