Bed-sharing in the absence of hazardous circumstances: Is there a risk of sudden infant death syndrome? An analysis from two case-control studies conducted in the UK

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Blair, Peter S ^a   Sidebotham, Peter ^b   Pease, Anna ^a   Fleming, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP TIME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM; BED; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; PARENT; RISK; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

ADULT; BEDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT DEATH; MALE; PARENTS; PRONE POSITION; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84907221216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107799     Document Type: Article

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