Bed-sharing among six-month-old infants in western Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-230

  Mollborg P ^a   Wennergren, G ^b   Norvenius, S G ^b   Alm, B ^b  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Breast feeding; Epidemiology; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; BODY POSITION; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PACIFIER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEDEN; VEGETARIAN;

BEDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 78651361756     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02008.x     Document Type: Article

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