Exploring the possible relationship between ambient heat and sudden infant death with data from Vienna, Austria.

A non-linear relationship between maximum ambient temperature and number of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases had been reported for Montreal, Canada, for the warm season. In particular, high maximum ambient temperatures were found to be extra-hazardous for infants. The study was replicated w...

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Main Authors: Thomas Waldhoer, Harald Heinzl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5587259?pdf=render