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- Published on: 19 September 2002
- Published on: 18 September 2002
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Dear Editor
In response to the letter from Tom Blyth and Sheila McKenzie[1] we wish to clarify the following points. Our study is the first to examine the effects of both sleeping position and maternal smoking, both factors which are associated with an increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), on arousal from sleep. We had hypothesised that the effects of these two risk factors might be additive. O...
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None declared. - Published on: 18 September 2002SIDS, smoking and arousal thresholds: conclusions not supported by dataShow More
Dear Editor
The investigation of the effect of maternal tobacco smoking on arousal in healthy infants[1] concluded that maternal tobacco smoking increases arousal thresholds (i.e. impairing arousal) in infants of 2-3 months of age, in quiet sleep, in the supine position. It is suggested that this may provide an explanation for the association between smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
This con...
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