Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location - Moving the discussion forward

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-91

  Ball, Helen L ^a   Volpe, Lane E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Co sleeping; Culture; Infant care; Infant death; Infant sleep location; Parenting; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; SLEEP;

BED SHARING; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

BEDS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84872774508     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.025     Document Type: Review

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