How common is repeat sudden infant death syndrome?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-326

  Bacon, C J ^a,e   Hall, D B M ^b   Stephenson, T J ^c   Campbell, M J ^d  

^a Danby Wiske   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e Glebe House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 42249094577     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.113969     Document Type: Review

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