Sudden infant death syndrome--United States, 1980-1988.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (the abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant) is the second leading cause of infant mortality in the United States (1) and the eighth leading cause of years of potential life lost (2). This report analyzes race- and region-specific data for SIDS during 1980-1988.
D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American