Cot death and prone sleeping position in The Netherlands.
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Cot death and prone sleeping position in The Netherlands.
The incidence of cot death and related causes of death has increased in The Netherlands from 0 46 death per 1000 live births in 1969-71 to an average of 1 31 since 1978. Changes in the classification of the cause of death are insufficient to explain this increase,' increased survival of preterm babies can account for at most 5% of the rise, and maternal smoking decreased during this period. Sin...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.298.6675.722