A quantitative review of mortality and developmental disability in extremely premature newborns

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 425-435

  Lorenz, John M ^a,b   Wooliever, Diane E ^b   Jetton, James R ^a   Paneth, Nigel ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sparrow Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031778849     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.5.425     Document Type: Article

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