Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-401

  Pinho, Ana Paula Silveira ^a   Aerts, Denise ^b   Nunes, Magda Lahorgue ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria Municipal da Saude   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Prone position; Risk factors; Smoking; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749085477     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000300002     Document Type: Article

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