Sudden infant death syndrome
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical condition
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:SIDS
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gptkbp:affects |
infants
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
cot death
crib death |
gptkbp:annualDeathsWorldwide |
over 15,000
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gptkbp:cause |
unknown
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gptkbp:countryWithHighAwareness |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:diagnosedBy |
exclusion of other causes
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gptkbp:field |
pediatrics
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gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1969
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gptkbp:frequency |
1 in 1,000 live births (developed countries)
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gptkbp:hasNoCure |
true
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sudden infant death syndrome
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gptkbp:ICD-10_code |
R95
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gptkbp:mortalityRate |
leading cause of postneonatal infant death
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gptkbp:notableContributor |
gptkb:Peter_Fleming
Jean Golding |
gptkbp:parentOrganization |
American SIDS Institute
First Candle Lullaby Trust |
gptkbp:peakIncidenceAge |
2 to 4 months
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gptkbp:prevention |
avoiding overheating
avoiding soft bedding firm sleep surface placing infants on back to sleep room-sharing without bed-sharing smoke-free environment |
gptkbp:publicHealthCampaign |
Back to Sleep campaign
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
apparent life-threatening event
sudden unexpected infant death sudden unexplained death in childhood |
gptkbp:riskFactor |
overheating
male sex low birth weight premature birth co-sleeping parental smoking sleeping on stomach soft bedding |
gptkbp:symptom |
sudden unexplained death
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gptkbp:typicalAgeOfOnset |
under 1 year
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Secondhand_Smoke
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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