Benefits and harms associated with the practice of bed sharing a systematic review

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-245

  Horsley, Tanya ^a   Clifford, Tammy ^a,b,e   Barrowman, Nicholas ^a   Bennett, Susan ^a,b   Yazdi, Fatemeh ^a   Sampson, Margaret ^a   Moher, David ^a,b   Dingwall, Orvie ^c   Schachter, Howard ^a   Côté, Aurore ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Patient Safety Institute   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED SHARING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BEDS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; HUMANS; INFANT; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33847676181     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.237     Document Type: Review

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