Infant care practices associated with sudden infant death syndrome: Findings from the Pacific Islands Families study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 388-393

  Schluter, Philip J ^a,b   Paterson, Janis ^a   Percival, Teuila ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Kidz First Children's Hospital Auckland   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Epidemiology; Modifiable risk factor; Room sharing; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 34247867847     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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