Infant respiratory death rates mirror sudden infant deaths
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Rhode Island Child Death Review: sudden infant death and sudden unexpected infant deaths, 2008-2009.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6994.1603