Temperature and the sudden infant death syndrome

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-149

  Williams, S M ^a,c   Mitchell, E A ^b   Stewart, A W ^b   Taylor, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; WINTER;

EID: 0029943735     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1996.tb00038.x     Document Type: Article

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