Sudden unexpected death in early childhood: general observations in a series of 151 cases: Part 1 of the investigations of the San Diego SUDC Research Project.

"We would like to thank the many families included in this study for their courageous willingness to participate in it. We also thank the medical examiners and pathologists who helped in ensuring the evaluation of the forensic autopsy materials. We appreciate the administrative assistance of Ms. Kelley Journey, MPH, in study closure. We thank Dr. Richard D. Goldstein for his thoughtful reading of the manuscript while it was in preparation. We appreciate Dr. Michael Ackerman’s analysis of four cases for potential cardiac channelopathies. This study was supported by grants from the SUDC Program of the CJ Foundation for SIDS, Cooper Trewin Memorial SUDC Research Fund, Barrett Edward Tallman Memorial Fund, and Robert’s Program in Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, MA."