New recommendations to reduce the risk of SIDS: What should we advise parents?

American Family Physician

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1839-1841

  Saririan, Shahrzad ^a   Hauck, Fern R ^b  

^a Medical Professional Associates of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

BEDS; BREAST FEEDING; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; PACIFIERS; PARENTS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33845350206     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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