Socio-cultural perceptions of sudden infant death syndrome among migrant Indian mothers: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 670-675

  Aslam, Henna ^a   Kemp, Lynn ^a   Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Gilbert, Emilee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co sleeping; Cultural group; Discourse analysis; Infant care practice; Sudden and unexpected death in infancy; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 70350655632     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01593.x     Document Type: Article

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