Concentrations of antimony in infants dying from SIDS and infants dying from other causes

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 244-247

  Cullen, A ^a   Shannon, W ^f   Thornton, L ^g   Kiberd, B ^b   Devaney, D ^a   Gillan, J ^c   Kelehan, P ^d   Matthews, T G ^a   Mayne, P ^a   Murphy, N ^a   O'Regan, M ^e  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Natl Sudden Infant Death Register   (Ireland)

^c Georges Hall ^*  (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^g Baggot Street Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimony; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ANTIMONY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0034125465     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.3.244     Document Type: Article

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