Risk factors for neonatal sepsis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 188-194

  Yancey, Michael K ^a,b   Duff, Patrick ^a,b   Kubilis, Paul ^a,b   Clark, Penny ^a,b   Frentzen, Barbara Horn ^a,b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030062366     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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