Sudden infant death and co-sleeping: Stronger warning needed

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1307, 2009, Pages 6-9

  Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL SMOKING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SAFETY; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 73549115658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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