| Literature DB >> 17405855 |
Edwin A Mitchell1, Lynne Hutchison, Alistair W Stewart.
Abstract
The "Back to Sleep" campaign resulted in a dramatic decrease in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) worldwide. SIDS mortality has continued to decline (in New Zealand by 63% from 1993 to 2004), but the reason for this has not been explained. A postal survey found that the proportion of infants sleeping on their back has increased substantially (from 24.4% in 1992 to 72.3% in 2005), and this could account for the 39%-48% decrease in SIDS mortality.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17405855 PMCID: PMC2083749 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.116194
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791