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Sudden Infant Death

The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)

Year introduced: 1975

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.260.322.625, C23.550.260.657.500

MeSH Unique ID: D013398

Entry Terms:

  • Cot Death
  • Cot Deaths
  • Death, Cot
  • Death, Sudden Infant
  • Infant Death, Sudden
  • SIDS
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • SID
  • Crib Death
  • Death, Crib

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