PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robert Walker
AU  - John Platt
AU  - Ronayne Roberts
AU  - Tom Bird
AU  - Julie Rudman
TI  - Deaths in early childhood in west Cumbria
DP  - 1984 May 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 246--249
VI  - 34
IP  - 262
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/34/262/246.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/34/262/246.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1984 May 01; 34
AB  - Investigation of deaths in early childhood is one method of assessing the quality of child care in a district. This paper describes a study carried out in one health district, on children in the age group one week to five years: 28 deaths occurred over a two-year period, 25 of these in the first year of life. The deaths are classified according to potential preventable factors. The study gave a more detailed picture of mortality patterns in the district than was previously available. Parents found the home interview in the study helpful in allowing them to explore their worries about the child's death.