Altered arousal response in infants exposed to cigarette smoke. (Original Article)

Authors :: Chang, A.B.
Wilson, S.J.
Masters, I.B.
Yuill, M.
Williams, J.
Williams, G.
Hubbard, M.
Source :: Archives of Disease in Childhood. January 2003, Vol. 88 Issue 1, p30, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Aims: A failure of the arousal mechanism is a key feature in the apnoea theory for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In infants studied at an age when the incidence [...]

Subjects :: Physiological aspects
Risk factors
Passive smoking -- Physiological aspects -- Risk factors
Arousal (Psychophysiology) -- Physiological aspects
Sudden infant death syndrome -- Risk factors
Arousal (Physiology) -- Physiological aspects

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