Changing concepts of sudden infant death syndrome: Implications for infant sleeping environment and sleep position

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 650-556

  Kattwinkel, J ^a   Brooks, J G ^a   Keenan, M E ^a   Malloy, M ^a   Willinger, M ^a   Scheers, N J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP PATTERN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0034014644     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.3.650     Document Type: Review

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