TY - JOUR
T1 - The Risk of Sudden Infant Death
AU - Cohle, Stephen D.
AU - Kemp, James S.
AU - Thach, Bradley T.
AU - li, de Kun
AU - Shannon, Daniel C.
AU - Ponsonby, Anne Louise
AU - Dwyer, Terence
AU - Gibbons, Laura E.
PY - 1994/1/6
Y1 - 1994/1/6
N2 - To the Editor: In their report on risk factors for the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (Aug. 5 issue)1, Ponsonby et al. made one important omission. They failed to mention whether the criteria for SIDS were met. These include investigation at the scene, an autopsy, and a medical history of the infant2. The scene, at least in some cases, was investigated by ambulance attendants, and some portions of the medical history were elicited, but it was not mentioned whether an autopsy was performed. Without an autopsy a death cannot be ruled to be due to SIDS. To the…
AB - To the Editor: In their report on risk factors for the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (Aug. 5 issue)1, Ponsonby et al. made one important omission. They failed to mention whether the criteria for SIDS were met. These include investigation at the scene, an autopsy, and a medical history of the infant2. The scene, at least in some cases, was investigated by ambulance attendants, and some portions of the medical history were elicited, but it was not mentioned whether an autopsy was performed. Without an autopsy a death cannot be ruled to be due to SIDS. To the…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199401063300113
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199401063300113
M3 - Letter
C2 - 8259148
AN - SCOPUS:0028053087
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 330
SP - 63
EP - 64
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 1
ER -