The prevalence of cobedding and SIDS-related child care practices in twins

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1477-1485

  Hutchison, B Lynne ^a   Stewart, Alistair W ^a   Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Infant care; Nonsynostotic plagiocephaly; Sudden infant death; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIER; PLAGIOCEPHALY; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TWINS;

AGE FACTORS; BEDS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TWINS;

EID: 78649248697     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1246-z     Document Type: Article

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