Infant deaths in slings

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1659-1661

  Madre, Chrystèle ^a   Rambaud, Caroline ^b,c   Avran, David ^a   Michot, Charlotte ^a   Sachs, Philippe ^a   Dauger, Stéphane ^a,d  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Baby carrying system; Paediatric intensive care; Post mortem examination; Sudden infant death syndrome; Suffocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BABY; BABY SLING; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SUDDEN DEATH; SUFFOCATION; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BED; BODY POSTURE; COMPLICATION; FATALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BEDDING AND LINENS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRONE POSITION; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84920945154     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2238-6     Document Type: Article

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