Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Prone Sleeping Position

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-249

  Dwyer, T ^a,b   Ponsonby, A L ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infant Sleep Position; Prone; Rate Drop; Sudden Infant Death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BODY POSITION; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 63149163737     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.01.024     Document Type: Note

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