Alcohol as a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 516-525

  Phillips, David P ^a   Brewer, Kimberly M ^a   Wadensweiler, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Holidays; New Year; Pediatric accidents; SIDS; Weekends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONOLOGY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEISURE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONOLOGY AS TOPIC; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551646261     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03199.x     Document Type: Article

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