How does prone sleeping increase prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 16, 1997, Pages 115-116

  Thach, B T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AROUSAL; ASPHYXIA; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; ANIMAL; BREATHING; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MISSOURI; PREVALENCE; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0031306975     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1950230864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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