Gastric aspiration and sleeping position in infancy and early childhood

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-405

  Byard, R W ^a,b,c   Beal, S M ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastric aspiration; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; STOMACH; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0033862615     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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