Trends in sudden infant death syndrome in Australia from 1980 to 2002

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-90

  Tursan D'Espaignet, Edouard ^a,b,c   Bulsara, Max ^b   Wolfenden, Luke ^d   Byard, Roger W ^e   Stanley, Fiona J ^b  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Forensic pathology; Monitoring; Prevention; SIDS

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 50449108715     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-9011-y     Document Type: Article

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