How reliable are SIDS rates?. Issue 10 (21st September 2005)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sheehan, K M; McGarvey, C; Devaney, D M; Matthews, T
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 90:Issue 10(2005)
• Page Start: 1082
• Page End: 1083
• Publication Date: 2005-09-21
• Subjects: NSIDR, National Sudden Infant Death Register -- SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome -- SUDI, sudden and unexpected death of an infant; SUDI -- SIDS -- infant mortality -- death rate; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.062463
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

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.