Outcome of infants born at 24-26 weeks' gestation: I. Survival and cost

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 803-808

  Kilpatrick, Sarah J ^a   Schlueter, Mureen A ^a   Piecuch, Robert ^a   Leonard, Carol H ^a   Rogido, Marta ^a   Sola, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030663058     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00483-3     Document Type: Article

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