Inhaled Air Trapping Effect of Japanese Bedding as a Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-65

  Funayama, Masato ^a,b   Mimasaka, Sohtaro ^a   Iwashiro, Katsunori ^a   Nozawa, Ryohei ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bedding; Mannequin model; Rebreathing; SIDS; Sleeping position

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BED; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANIKINS; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0032067486     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.185.55     Document Type: Article

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