Physician recommendations regarding SIDS risk reduction: A national survey of pediatricians and family physicians

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 791-800

  Moon, Rachel Y ^a,b,c,g   Kington, Marit ^d,e   Oden, Rosalind ^a   Iglesias, Joana ^a   Hauck, Fern R ^d,f  

^a Diana L and Stephen A Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Pacifier; Recommendations; SIDS; Sleep position

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED SHARING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEDS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35048881933     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807303894     Document Type: Article

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