Increased incidence of apparently life-threatening events due to supine position

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 491-496

  Maggio, Albane B R ^a   Schäppi, Michela G ^a   Benkebil, Faiza ^b   Posfay Barbe, Klara M ^a   Belli, Dominique C ^a,c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ALTE; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Infants; SIDS; Sleeping position; Time trend

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; OMEPRAZOLE;

APPARENTLY LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33750046290     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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