Does cosmic weather affect infant mortality rate?

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-23

  Shamir, Lior ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COSMIC RAY; EMBRYO; INFANT MORTALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; SOLAR ENERGY; UNITED STATES;

COSMIC RADIATION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOLAR ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957287157     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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