Changing infants' sleep position increases risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1136-1141

  Mitchell, Edwin A ^a   Thach, Bradley T ^b   Thompson, John M D ^a   Williams, Sheila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0032757972     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.11.1136     Document Type: Article

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