Relationship between magnesium levels in drinking water and sudden infant death syndrome

Magnesium Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-18

  Chiu, H F ^a   Chen, C C ^b   Tsai, S S ^c   Wu, T N ^d   Yang, C Y ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Gung Memorial Hosptial Kaohsiung Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Epidemiology; Infant mortality; Magnesium; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18844398047     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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