Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - A defect in circulatory control?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 41-43

  Matthews, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Circulatory failure; Neurocardiogenic syncope; SIDS; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; BRADYCARDIA; DOWN REGULATION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG PERFUSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; VENOUS RETURN; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CIRCULATION; INFANT; IRELAND; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOCK;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 18344403315     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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