Child care practices and cot death in Hong Kong

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1020, 1996, Pages 144-146

  Nelson, E A S ^a,b   Chan, P H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0030602507     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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