Weather and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome: The effect of wind

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 333-339

  Macey, P M ^a   Schluter, P J ^a   Ford, R P K ^a  

^a Canterbury Health ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT MORTALITY; WIND;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WIND;

ATMOSPHERE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IONS; NEW ZEALAND; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034118036     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.5.333     Document Type: Article

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