"Prone Position" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The posture of an individual lying face down.
| Descriptor ID |
D016684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.695.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Prone Position- Prone Position
- Position, Prone
- Positions, Prone
- Prone Positions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prone Position" by people in Profiles.
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Use of a dummy (pacifier) during sleep and risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): population based case-control study. BMJ. 2006 Jan 07; 332(7532):18-22.
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Infant sleeping position and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in California, 1997-2000. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Mar 01; 157(5):446-55.