References for No Evidence to Link “Toxic Gas” From Mattresses and SUDI


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2. Beal, S.M. (2001). The rise and fall of several theories. In Byard, R. W. and Krous, H. F. (Eds) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Problems, Progress and Possibilities (pp. 236-242) London: Arnold Publishers

3. Fleming, P. J., Blair, P. S., Bacon, C., Bensley, D., Smith, I., Taylor, E., ... & Tripp, J. (1996). Environment of infants during sleep and risk of the sudden infant death syndrome: results of 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy. BMJ, 313(7051), 191-195

4. Warnock, D. W., Campbell, C. K., Davey, K. G., Johnson, E. M., Delves, H. T., Sieniawska, C., & Croudace, I. W. (1995). Toxic gas generation from plastic mattresses and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The Lancet, 346(8989), 1516-1520

5. Blair, P., Fleming, P., Bensley, D., Smith, I., Bacon, C., & Taylor, E. (1995). Plastic mattresses and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Lancet (London, England), 345(8951), 720

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7. Mitchell, E. A. (2008). Wrapping a cot mattress in plastic does not explain the continuing fall in SIDS mortality. European Journal of Pediatrics, 167(2), 251-252

8. Hauck, F. R., & Tanabe, K. O. (2008). International trends in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Stabilization of rates requires further action. Pediatrics, 122(3), 660-666