Preterm infants 30-36 weeks' gestation in Victoria - Where should they be delivered?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-300

  Doylee, Lex W ^a,b   Bowman, Ellen ^a,c   Davis, Peter ^a,b   Halliday, Jane ^d  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Newborn Emergency Transport Service   (Australia)

^d Vic Perinatal Data Collection Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031687797     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1998.tb03070.x     Document Type: Article

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