How reliable are SIDS rates?

Sheehan, K M; McGarvey, C; Devaney, D M; Matthews, T · Arch Dis Child · 2005

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Abstract

There is increasing concern with using SIDS as a diagnosis, especially where the postmortem examination reveals additional findings that may be contributory to the death exclusion. This report shows how varying the criteria for a diagnosis of SIDS significantly alters the SIDS rate in Ireland.

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