Symptoms, sweating and reactivity of infants who die of SIDS compared with community controls

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 316-322

  Taylor, B J ^a   Williams, S M ^a   Mitchell, E A ^b   Ford, R P K ^c   Becroft, D M O ^d   Stewart, A W ^d   Scragg, R ^d   Hassall, I B ^d   Allen, E M ^d   Barry, D M J ^d   Roberts, A P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Christchurch School of Medicine   (New Zealand)

^d Box 913 ^*

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Case control study; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sweating symptoms of illness

Indexed keywords

APNEA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEATING;

APNEA; AROUSAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SWEATING;

EID: 0030208337     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb02561.x     Document Type: Article

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