Neonatal outcome of very premature infants from multiple and singleton gestations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 653-659

  Nielsen, H C ^a   Harvey Wilkes, K ^a   MacKinnon, B ^a   Hung, S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple gestation; Neonatal outcome; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030768762     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70160-1     Document Type: Article

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