Dear colleagues,
I have been following the diskussion about SIDS and infant matress wrapping.
I was surprised, given the proposed "irrefutable" evidence as to the origin
of SIDS, that this knowledge has not reached every corner of the globe. I
immediately set to work to find the primary source of Dr.Sprott's message.
The only paper I have been able to locate written by H. Kapuste is from
1978. This was apparently a letter discussing the use of methadone. There
was no abstract available.
In fact when searching "PubMed" although there are a great many "hits",
there are few abstracts available on the subject of SIDS and matresses.
Since Kapuste's work was published in 2002, I wanted to read about the
latest research in this area. I found two referenses from 2000 which match
the area under diskussion. These are as follows:
Jenkins RO, Morris TA, Craig PJ, Goessler W, Ostah N, Wills KM.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&lis
t_uids=11291741&dopt=Abstract>
Evaluation of cot mattress inner foam as a potential site for microbial
generation of toxic gases.
Hum Exp Toxicol. 2000 Dec;19(12):693-702
Cullen A, Kiberd B, Devaney D, Gillan J, Kelehan P, Matthews TG, Mayne P,
Murphy N, O'Regan M, Shannon W, Thornton L.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&lis
t_uids=10685932&dopt=Abstract>
Concentrations of antimony in infants dying from SIDS and infants dying from
other causes.
Arch Dis Child. 2000 Mar;82(3):244-7.
Since there is much more to be considered when evaluating research papers
than the level of "p" , and since it is always advisable to go to the
primary source, I would be very grateful if anyone can give me a reliable
source for the research done in NZ and reported in Germany. I presume that
the paper is in English since the results will be of very great interest to
the world at large.
Kind regards to all who are "listening" on these last days of 2003 and best
wishes for the New Year.
Linda Kvist
Sweden.
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