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COT DEATH [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

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.

OBS

sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS: term and acronym approved by Entraide Traduction Santé.

Key term(s)
  • cot death

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Le syndrome de mort subite du nourrisson (SMSN), souvent appelé «mort au berceau», désigne la mort soudaine et inattendue d'un nourrisson qui semble en bonne santé, et dont la mort demeure inexpliquée même après une enquête approfondie comprenant une autopsie, un examen de circonstances du décès ainsi que des antécédents du nourrisson.

OBS

syndrome de mort subite du nourrisson; SMSN : terme et acronyme entérinés par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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