Sudden unexpected death in infancy: Aetiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology and prevention in 2015

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 984-988

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VULNERABLE POPULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84942985118     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306424     Document Type: Article

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