Babies born under 1000 g - Perinatal outcome

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-122

  Wilson, D C ^a,b   McClure, G ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030280266     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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