Sudden infant death syndrome in Cardiff, association with epidemic influenza and with temperature - 1955-1974.
The effects of social class, season, low temperature and sudden falls in temperature are investigated in 286 cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Cardiff in the years 1955--1974. The association with low temperature was striking: unsuspected hypothermia may be an important feature of these deaths. Sudden infant death incidence was associated with influenza A but not influenza B epidemics.
D003080:Cold Temperature; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*; D014852:Wales