Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices: Implications for promoting safe infant sleep

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 274-283

  Krouse, Anne ^a   Craig, Joanne ^b   Watson, Ursula ^b   Matthews, Zannia ^b   Kolski, Gerald ^b   Isola, Kay ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Crozer Keystone Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; parenting support; safeguarding children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874202191     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493511432300     Document Type: Article

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