Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Population-Based Study.

Haglund, Bengt; Cnattingius, Sven

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ERIC Number: EJ401830

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Publication Date: 1990

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Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Population-Based Study.

Haglund, Bengt; Cnattingius, Sven

American Journal of Public Health, v80 n1 p29-32 Jan 1990

Examines risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome based on Swedish births between 1983 and 1985. Results indicate that maternal smoking doubles the risk of infant death, and infants of smokers also died sooner. The more the mother smoked the more likely her infant was to die. (JS)

Descriptors: Females, Infant Mortality, Mortality Rate, Mothers, Multiple Regression Analysis, Pregnancy, Prevention, Risk, Smoking, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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