Increased facial temperature as an early warning in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-63

  Russell, M J ^a   Vink, R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; FACE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CENTER; SLEEP; STRESS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; SYNAPSE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0035757978     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1405     Document Type: Article

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