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. 1982 Mar;36(1):17–21. doi: 10.1136/jech.36.1.17

The epidemiology of sudden infant death syndrome

J F Murphy 1, R G Newcombe 2, J R Sibert 3
PMCID: PMC1052188  PMID: 7069351

Abstract

Ninety-nine cases of sudden infant death syndrome were identified among 47 413 liveborn deliveries to Cardiff residents during the years 1965-73 and 1975-77. Nineteen predictive factors available on the Cardiff Birth Survey record were evaluated individually and jointly in terms of their power to identify risk of sudden and unexpected infant death.

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