Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

References

Citations

  1. Brooks JG, Darnall RA (2001). Sudden infant death syndrome. In RA Hoekelman, ed., Primary Pediatric Care, 4th ed., pp. 1869–1875. St. Louis: Mosby.

  2. Hunt CE, Hauck FR (2003). Sudden infant death syndrome. In RE Behrman, ed., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., pp. 1380–1385. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  3. 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://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/116/5/1245.

  4. Creery D, Mikrogianakis A (2005). Sudden infant death syndrome. Clinical Evidence (14): 420–428.

  5. Hauck F, et al. (2005). Do pacifiers reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 116(5): 716–723.

  6. Moon RY, et al. (2000). Sudden infant death syndrome in child care settings. Pediatrics, 106: 295–300.

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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Last Updated: October 4, 2006
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