Seasonal variation of sudden infant death syndrome in Hawaii

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 912-916

  Mage, David T ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS; WINTER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; VIRUS DISEASES;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7044269077     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.018176     Document Type: Article

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