Maternal cigarette smoking is associated with increased inner airway wall thickness in children who die from sudden infant death syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 802-806

  Elliot, John ^a   Vullermin, Peter ^a   Robinson, Philip ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0031754139     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.3.9709055     Document Type: Article

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