Impact of extremely immature infants on neonatal services

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Bohin, Sandie ^a   Draper, Elizabeth S ^a   Field, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme prematurity; Intensive care; Ventilation; Viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WORKLOAD;

BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029980388     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.74.2.f110     Document Type: Article

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