PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 1 July 1975, pp. 1-3
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Bergman, A. B.
Right arrow Articles by Ray, C. G.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Bergman, A. B.
Right arrow Articles by Ray, C. G.

The apnea monitor business

Abraham B. Bergman M.D.1, J. Bruce Beckwith M.D.1, and C. George Ray M.D.1

1 Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, and the University of Washington Box 5371 Seattle, Washington 98105

Perhaps the most fruitful dividend from research into the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the past decade has been its establishment as a distinct disease entity. Though this knowledge is still not universally distributed throughout the medical profession, at least some of the veil of mystery and superstition has been lifted, and authoritative guidelines for the recognition and management of SIDS have been issued.

Among the characteristics of SIDS, four deserve special emphasis, and serve as the basis for most of the research currently being conducted: (1) Most cases of SIDS occur between 4 and 16 weeks, suggesting some physiologic vulnerability during this age period.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 PediatricsHome page
Committee on Fetus and Newborn
Apnea, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Home Monitoring
Pediatrics, April 1, 2003; 111(4): 914 - 917.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
A. B. Bergman
Wrong Turns in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research
Pediatrics, January 1, 1997; 99(1): 119 - 121.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
T. W. Rowland, J. H. Donnelly, J. N. Landis, M. E. Lemoine, D. R. Sigelman, and C. J. Tanella
infant Home Apnea Monitoring: A Five-year Assessment
Clinical Pediatrics, August 1, 1987; 26(8): 383 - 387.
[Abstract] [PDF]