Smoking and the sudden infant death syndrome: Results from 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7051, 1996, Pages 195-198

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

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Quarry House   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0029950913     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7051.195     Document Type: Article

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