Epidemiological features of sudden infant death after a German intervention campaign in 1992

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 655-660

  Schellscheidt, J ^a   Ott, A ^a   Jorch, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case; Control study; Risk factor; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRONE POSITION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0030755467     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050686     Document Type: Review

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