Neonatal mortality for very low birth weight deliveries in South Carolina by level of hospital perinatal service

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 374-381

  Menard, M K ^a   Liu, Q ^a   Holyten, E A ^a   Sappenfield, W M ^a   Devoe, L D ^a   Johnson, J W C ^a   Young, T K ^a   Wade, R V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Neonatal intensive care; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Prematurity; Regionalization of perinatal care

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031660650     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70367-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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