Evaluation of rebreathing potential on bedding for infant use

Pediatrics International

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 284-289

  Kanetake, Jun ^a   Aoki, Yasuhiro ^a   Funayama, Masato ^b  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bedding; Experimental model; Prone sleeping position; Rebreathing; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BED; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INFANT; JAPAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBREATHING; SIMULATION; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BEDDING AND LINENS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0042664073     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2003.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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