Risk and preventive factors for cot death in the Netherlands, a low- incidence country

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 681-688

  L'Hoir, M P ^a   Engelberts, A C ^b   Van Well, G Th J ^a   McClelland, S ^a   Westers, P ^c   Dandachli, T ^a   Mellenbergh, G J ^d   Wolters, W H G ^a   Huber, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cot death; Prone position; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0031875823     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050911     Document Type: Article

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