A genetic perspective on infant mortality

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 440-444

  Causey, Tahnee N ^a   Bodurtha, Joann N ^a   Ford, Nancy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Birth defects; Genetics; Infant mortality; Prematurity; SIDS

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE;

BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 77951848166     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181d7e3c4     Document Type: Review

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