Risk factors for SIDS

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7726, 2009, Pages 873-

  Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; MATERNAL SMOKING; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CROWDING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 70350077515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3466     Document Type: Editorial

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