Environment of infants during sleep and risk of the sudden infant death syndrome: Results of 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7051, 1996, Pages 191-195

  Fleming, Peter J ^a   Blair, Peter S ^a   Bacon, Chris ^b   Bensley, David ^c   Smith, Lain ^d   Taylor, Elizabeth ^e   Berry, Jem ^f   Golding, Jean ^g   Tripp, John ^g  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Quarry House   (United Kingdom)

^d NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY POSITION; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; STILLBIRTH; SUCKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0029947012     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7051.191     Document Type: Article

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