Sudden infant death syndrome among Asians in Britain
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Mothers’ performance in prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Introduction: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) can cause a severe crisis for family. ‎The cause of SIDS is not known. But since putting infant in prone position, smoking mother, ‎poor prenatal care, sleeping beside infant and using soft matters and… are effective factors on ‎SIDS.‎ Objective: This study aims to survey mothers’ performance in prevention of SIDS...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6963.1232a