Interactions of infectious symptoms and modifiable risk factors in sudden infant death syndrome. The nordic epidemiological SIDS study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 521-527

  Helweg Larsen, Karin ^d   Lundemose, J B ^e   Oyen N ^a   Skjaerven R ^a   Alm, B ^b   Wennergren, G ^b   Markestad, T ^c   Irgens, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; Epidemiology; Infectious symptoms; Nordic study; Risk factors; SIDS; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SWEDEN;

EID: 0013280622     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169521     Document Type: Article

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