| Review of the epidemiology of sudden infant death syndrome and its relationship to temperature regulation. | |
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PMID: 2115354 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly now account for 20% of all infant deaths in England and Wales, and the incidence shows no sign of falling. Recent work relating sudden infant death to a raised environmental temperature and a raised body temperature, implicates fever as a possible contributory cause of death; some infants may be unable to control their febrile response to infection, or to thermoregulate effectively, when well wrapped and heated. Death might then result from apnoea, occurring in a critical sleep state. These ideas have increased the interest in describing the normal practices of parents in caring for the environment of their infants in health and disease, and the effect of their behaviour on the child's temperature. Studies of these areas depend on collecting and interpreting data from young children during their day to day lives, and present a challenge of great relevance to primary care research. |
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Authors:
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A L Kinmonth |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners Volume: 40 ISSN: 0960-1643 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Gen Pract Publication Date: 1990 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-08-27 Completed Date: 1990-08-27 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9005323 Medline TA: Br J Gen Pract Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 161-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Southampton. |
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Body Temperature Regulation* England / epidemiology Female Humans Infant Pregnancy Risk Factors Seasons Socioeconomic Factors Sudden Infant Death / epidemiology*, etiology Wales / epidemiology |
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