Changes in the classification of sudden unexpected infant deaths: United States, 1992-2001

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1247-1253

  Malloy, Michael H ^a   MacDorman, Marian ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Postneonatal mortality; SIDS; Sudden infant death; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexpected infant death; SUID

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASPIRATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25144524707     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2188     Document Type: Article

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