Respiratory control during upper airway infection: Mechanism for prolonged reflex apnoea and sudden infant death with special reference to infant sleep position

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 97-102

  Lindgren, Carl ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Laryngeal chemoreceptor; Prone sleeping position; Reflex apnea; Respiratory tract infection; Seasonality; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BODY POSTURE; CHEMORECEPTOR; LARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SEASON; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033019861     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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