SIDS: Past, present and future

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1712-1719

  Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Prevention, risk and protective factors; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; INTERLEUKIN 10; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BED SHARING; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BREAST FEEDING; CHANNELOPATHY; CHILD CARE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEWBORN APNEA; PACIFIER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 70350510438     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01503.x     Document Type: Review

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