Sudden unexpected infant death syndrome in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

CONTEXT: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in the first year of life in developed countries. Brazilian and Latin American literature lack studies on the subject, which is largely unknown among health workers. OBJECTIVE: To identify cases that could be classified as S...

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Main Author: Luiz Cesar Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801998000500004&lng=en&tlng=en