The changing pattern of neonatal mortality in a regionalized system of perinatal care: A current update

Pediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1064-1069

  Hein, Herman A ^a   Lofgren, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Idealized mortality rate; Infant mortality; Neonatal mortality; Regionalized care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ABNORMALITIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; IOWA; PERINATAL CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 0032731272     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.5.1064     Document Type: Article

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