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Chapter 30 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from the Brainstem Perspective

from Section 7 - Pathophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2019

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Jan-Marino Ramirez  and
Christopher G. Wilson
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Marta C. Cohen ,
Irene B. Scheimberg ,
J. Bruce Beckwith  and
Fern R. Hauck
Marta C. Cohen
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Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Irene B. Scheimberg
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Royal London Hospital
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Loma Linda University School of Medicine
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Investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , pp. 178 - 188
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