Knowledge of sudden infant death syndrome prevention strategies in a multicultural, disadvantaged community

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 441-444

  Kemp, Lynn ^a,b   Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Chavez, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes practice; Health knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33746329591     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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