A clinical comparison of SIDS and explained sudden infant deaths: How healthy and how normal?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 98-106

  Ward Platt, Martin ^c   Blair, Peter S ^a   Fleming, Peter J ^a   Smith, Iain J ^b   Cole, Tim J ^d   Leach, Charlotte E A ^a   Berry, P J ^a   Golding, Jean ^a  

^a Royal Hospital for Children   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baby Check; Signs of illness in infants; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexpected death in infancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0002695815     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.2.98     Document Type: Article

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