Sudden infant death syndrome is preceded by hypoxia

Pediatric Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 881-882

  Saugstad, Ola Didrik ^a   Rognum, Torleiv Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HYPOXANTHINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0037941367     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000073781.13027.D1     Document Type: Article

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