SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME AND PLASTIC BEDDING MATERIALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF AUTOPSY EVIDENCE LINKING VOC OFF-GASSING, CARBON DIOXIDE REBREATHING, AND THERMAL STRESS TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
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This comprehensive study investigates the mechanistic relationship between plastic bedding materials and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) through systematic analysis of autopsy evidence spanning 55 years. The investigation reveals that three autopsy fiReferences
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