Sudden infant death syndrome. Is it a cause of death?
1993
E F Gilbert-Barness, and
L A Barness
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D002423
Cause of Death
Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.
Causes of Death,Death Cause,Death Causes
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013398
Sudden Infant Death
The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)