Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Changing Epidemiologic Patterns in California 1989-2004

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Chang, Ruey Kang R ^a   Keens, Thomas G ^b   Rodriguez, Sandra ^a   Chen, Alex Y ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51449120018     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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