Sudden infant death syndrome among twin births: United States, 1995-1998

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 544-551

  Getahun, Darios ^a   Demissie, Kitaw ^b,c   Lu, Shou En ^d   Rhoads, George G ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544372168     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211140     Document Type: Article

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