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Final results of study of infants at risk of sudden death

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IN 1974 we described how we had used routine obstetric and perinatal records to construct a scoring system for identifying within 24 h of birth infants at risk of dying unexpectedly, and we reported the results of the first year of a prospective evaluation of the system1. We now have the final results of the study which confirm that the scoring system is effective. The study data and subsequent work suggest that deaths can be reduced by increased surveillance of high risk infants.

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  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1

    R. G. CARPENTER

  2. The Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK

    J. L. EMERY

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CARPENTER, R., EMERY, J. Final results of study of infants at risk of sudden death. Nature 268, 724–725 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/268724a0

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