| SIDS, illness, and acute medical care. New Zealand Cot Death Study Group. | |
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PMID: 9279154 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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One component of the Back to Sleep campaign to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the recommendation that parents seek medical attention if their infant is unwell. The aim of this study was to investigate of SIDS could in part be explained by sick infants not getting appropriate medical care. Data on symptoms of illness and on acute medical contacts made for infants dying from SIDS (n = 390) within two weeks of their death were compared with those from a randomly selected group of control infants (n = 1592). SIDS cases had more severe illness than controls (odds ratio (OR) = 3.43; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.69 to 5.38), and were more likely to have seen a general practitioner (OR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.73) or attended hospital (OR = 3.43, 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.73). Only 1.3% of all SIDS cases had symptoms suggesting severe illness and had not seen a general practitioner. A lack of medical contacts in the two weeks before death does not contribute to the risk of SIDS. |
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Authors:
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R P Ford; E A Mitchell; A W Stewart; R Scragg; B J Taylor |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood Volume: 77 ISSN: 1468-2044 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Dis. Child. Publication Date: 1997 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-09-11 Completed Date: 1997-09-11 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372434 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 54-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland, New Zealand. |
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Acute Disease Case-Control Studies Humans Infant Patient Acceptance of Health Care* Primary Health Care* Risk Factors Sudden Infant Death / etiology* |
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