A re-audit of the use of definitions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in peer-reviewed literature

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dc.contributor.authorByard, R.
dc.contributor.authorLee, V.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe use of different definitions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may make comparison of data among studies difficult. Fifty randomly selected papers dealing with SIDS that were published between 2010 and 2011 in peer-reviewed journals were reviewed to determine whether one of three internationally accepted definitions of SIDS had been either written in the text or referenced. A significant improvement in the use of definitions has occurred since 2005, with the percentage of papers either quoting or referencing a standard definition increasing by 26%, from 42 to 68%. The 1989 NICHD definition remained the most commonly used definition (35.1%) followed by the 2004 San Diego definition (26.3%). Although the percentage of papers where either no definition was provided or where an idiosyncratic or mis-cited definition was used fell 26%, from 58 to 32%, nearly one in three papers published on SIDS in peer-reviewed journals that were included in this study still did not cite a standard definition.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRoger W. Byard, Vivian Lee
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine: an international journal of forensic and legal medicine, 2012; 19(8):455-456
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.004
dc.identifier.issn1752-928X
dc.identifier.issn1878-7487
dc.identifier.orcidByard, R. [0000-0002-0524-5942]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/74494
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.rights© 2012 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.004
dc.subjectSIDS
dc.subjectInfant death
dc.subjectDefinition
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectAudit
dc.titleA re-audit of the use of definitions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in peer-reviewed literature
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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