Meconium aspiration in neonates: Combined obstetric and paediatric intervention improves outcome

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 104-108

  Chishty, Akmal Laeeq ^a,b   Alvi, Yasin ^a   Iftikhar, Mrs ^a   Bhutta, Tariq Iqbal ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030133059     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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