Survival at nine neonatal intensive care units in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-309

  Zullini, Maria Teresa ^a   Bonati, Maurizio ^b   Sanvito, Elena ^b   Campos, Martha S C ^c   Okay, Yassuhiko ^c   Oliveira, Maria Do Carmo D ^c   Ramos, José Lauro A ^c   Spallicci, Maria Delizete B ^c   Vaz, Flavio Adolfo C ^c   Barros, João Coriolano R ^c   Bittar, Roberto ^c   Damel Filho, Durval A ^c   Bruno, Sidney J ^c   Daré Jr , Sergio ^c   Fernandes, Glória Celeste V R ^c   Figueira, Bettina Barbosa D ^c   Hazzan, Suzana Altikes ^c   De Holanda, Manoel Reginaldo R ^c   Hordones, Josina Maria Pereira ^c   Kamiguchi, Elise M ^c   Leoncio, Egle T ^c   Martins, Eliane Paula B ^c   Mattar, Maria Joseé G ^c   Menezes, Maria De Lourdes Mendes ^c   Merbin, Eduardo A ^c   Moises, Laiz ^c   De Rezende, Ana Maria Alves ^c   Serafin, Claudia ^c   Silveira, Elizabeth Antunes ^c   Taraia, Marli Da Costa ^c   Ushiro, Ricardo ^c   Luiz Jr , Agenor F ^c   Russo, Cheung H L ^c   De Almeida, Maria Fernanda B ^c   Guinsburg, Ruth ^c   Kanstorawitz, Jane ^c   Miyoshi, Milton M ^c   Rodrigues, Sineida A ^c   Brunoni, Leila Raquel R ^c   Melo, Ana Maria A G P ^c   Costa, Helenilce De P F ^c   Donato, Suely ^c   Pedrosa, Renilce ^c   Tavares, Maria M F ^c   Da Silva, Newton R G ^c   Latorre, Maria Do Rosário D O ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c Maternal and Child Health Laboratory ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE; INFANT SURVIVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; NEONATAL CARE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO;

EID: 0031430180     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891997001100002     Document Type: Article

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