Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
References
Citations
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Hunt CE, Hauck FR (2003). Sudden infant death syndrome. In RE Behrman, ed., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., pp. 1380–1385. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (2005). The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: Diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk. Pediatrics, 116(5): 1245–1255. Also available online: http://www.aap.org/ncepr/revisedsids.pdf.
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Other Works Consulted
American Academy of Pediatrics (2005). Policy statement: The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: Diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk. Pediatrics, 116(5): 1245–1255.
Kline A, Gibson E (2006). Sudden infant death syndrome. In FD Burg et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed., pp. 258–260. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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