Seasonality and the sudden infant death syndrome during 1987-9 and 1991-3 in Australia and Britain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7043, 1996, Pages 1381-1383

  Douglas, A S ^a   Allan, T M ^a   Helms, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029886056     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7043.1381a     Document Type: Article

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