Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and the time of death: Factors associated with night-time and day-time deaths

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1563-1569

  Blair, P S ^a,d   Platt, M Ward ^b   Smith, I J ^c   Fleming, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interval until discovery; SIDS; Sleeping in a separate room; Sleeping position; Smoking; Supervision; Time of death

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SMOKING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BED; BED SHARING; BODY POSITION; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; NIGHT SLEEP; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL SMOKING; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; TIME OF DEATH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846595259     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl212     Document Type: Article

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