Sudden infant death syndrome: Risk factor profiles for distinct subgroups

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 960-968

  Kohlendorfer, Ursula ^a,b   Kiechl, Stefan ^a,b   Sperl, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Children's Hospital Salzburg   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Risk factors; Seasons; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

INFANT MORTALITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY TRENDS; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP; SOCIAL STATUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUSTRIA; TYROL;

EID: 0032524050     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009386     Document Type: Article

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