Infant Safe Sleep Interventions, 1990–2015: A Review

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 180-196

  Salm Ward, Trina C ^a   Balfour, Giselle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Infant sleep; Intervention; Review; Safe sleep; SIDS prevention

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PROCEDURES; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84954400595     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0060-y     Document Type: Review

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