Pacifier use and sudden infant death syndrome: Results from the CESDI/SUDI case control study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-116

  Fleming, Peter J ^a   Blair, Peter S ^a   Pollard, Katie ^a   Platt, Martin Ward ^b   Leach, Charlotte ^a   Smith, Iain ^c   Berry, P J ^a   Golding, Jean ^a  

^a Royal Hospital for Children   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Pacifiers; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0032811523     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.2.112     Document Type: Article

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