Use of a dummy (pacifier) during sleep and risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Population based case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7532, 2006, Pages 18-21

  Li, De Kun ^a   Willinger, Marian ^c   Petitti, Diana B ^b   Odouli, Roxana ^a   Liu, Liyan ^a   Hoffman, Howard J ^d  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PACIFIER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PACIFIERS; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 30344437973     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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