Major epidemiological changes in sudden infant death syndrome: A 20-year population-based study in the UK

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9507, 2006, Pages 314-319

  Blair, Peter S ^a   Sidebotham, Peter ^b   Berry, P Jeremy ^a   Evans, Margaret ^c   Fleming, Peter J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Child Life and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 31444432059     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)67968-3     Document Type: Article

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