The swedish national prospective study on extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants. Incidence, mortality, morbidity and survival in relation to level of care

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 503-511

  Finnstrom O ^a   Otterblad Olausson, P ^f   Sedin, G ^b   Serenius, F ^b   Svenningsen, N ^b   Thiringer, K ^c   Tunell, R ^d   Wennergren, M ^c   Wesstrom G ^e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Östra Hospital ^*

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0007164293     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08921.x     Document Type: Article

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