Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Microgravity and inadequate sensory stimulation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 920-924

  Reid, G M ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; FETUS AKINESIA SEQUENCE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROGRAVITY; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLACENTA; SENSATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UTERUS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 32144442998     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.10.027     Document Type: Article

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