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Sudden Infant Death MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sudden Infant Death
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.260.322.625
C23.550.260.657.500
Unique ID
D013398
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013398
Scope Note
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. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)
Entry Term(s)
Cot Death
Crib Death
Death, Sudden Infant
SID
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
NLM Classification #
WS 430
Previous Indexing
Death, Sudden (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
75; SID was see SUDDEN INFANT DEATH 1993
Online Note
use SUDDEN INFANT DEATH to search SID 1993
History Note
75; SID was see SUDDEN INFANT DEATH 1993
Date Established
1975/09/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/11
Revision Date
2014/06/16
Sudden Infant Death Preferred
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