Predicting outcome in very low birthweight infants using an objective measure of illness severity and cranial ultrasound scanning

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Fowlie, P V ^a   Tarnow Mordi, W O ^a   Gould, C R ^a   Strang, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRIB score; Likelihood ratios; Positive predictive values; Prematurity; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031846732     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.78.3.F175     Document Type: Article

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