Sudden unexpected infant death in Auckland: A retrospective case review

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1108-1112

  Lynne Hutchison, B ^a   Rea, Charlotte ^a   Stewart, Alistair W ^a   Koelmeyer, Timothy D ^b   Tipene Leach, David C ^c   Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c Heretaunga Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bedsharing; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexpected death in infancy

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BED SHARING; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

BEDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 79960080601     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02221.x     Document Type: Review

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