Unknown cause. (Letters).
In "Smoking Gun? Mouse tests link nicotine to crib death crib death
n.
See sudden infant death syndrome.
crib death Sudden infant death syndrome, see SIDS "
(SN: 9/14/02, p. 165), the description of sudden infant death syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). (SIDS SIDS sudden infant death syndrome.
SIDS
abbr.
sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS,
n See syndrome, sudden infant death. ) as accidental suffocation suffocation: see asphyxia. is as unfortunate as it is incorrect.
SIDS is the sudden, unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant
that remains unexplained. Hopefully, the interesting research
high-lighted in the article may be a significant step in understanding
these tragic deaths.
HEIDI LLOYD-PRICE, CALGARY SIDS SOCIETY,
CALGARY, ALBERTA
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