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Temperature extremes and infant mortality in Bangladesh: Hotter months, lower mortality.

Olufemi BabalolaAbdur RazzaqueDavid M Bishai
Published in: PloS one (2018)
There is no evidence that infant survival is adversely affected by monthly temperature extremes in Bangladesh. This may reflect a more heightened sensitivity of infants to hypothermia than hyperthermia in this environment.
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