Epidemiological investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome infants - Recommendations for future studies

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 49-54

  Blair, Peter ^a   Fleming, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death scene investigation; Epidemiology; Social deprivation; Sudden; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Unexpected Death in Infancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TIME OF DEATH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; SLEEP; SOCIAL CLASS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18544394049     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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