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The fifty percent male excess of infant respiratory mortality.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Sept 2004
Mage D T, Donner E M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To test whether infant mortality from clearly respiratory causes has a consistent male excess that is different from the male excess in most cardiac conditions. METHODS: Analysis of male excess in infant mortality data from the United States and from north European countries. Data are analyzed for the period 1979-2002 in autopsied and unautopsied cohorts. RESULTS: Several modes of respiratory death in...
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