Sudden unexpected infant deaths: Sleep environment and circumstances

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1204-1212

  Schnitzer, Patricia G ^a   Covington, Theresa M ^b   Dykstra, Heather K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b The National Center for Child Death Review   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BED; BODY POSTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA; BEDS; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862585621     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300613     Document Type: Article

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