Bed-sharing in the first four months of life: A risk factor for sudden infant death

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1399-1403

  Ruys, Jan H ^a   De Jonge, Guus A ^a   Brand, Ronald ^b   Engelberts, Adèle C ^c   Semmekrot, Ben A ^d  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED SHARING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; BEDS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD REARING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 34548699115     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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