Relation between size of delivery unit and neonatal death in low risk deliveries: Population based study

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Moster, Dag ^a,b   Lie, Rolv Terje ^a,b   Markestad, Trond ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Low risk delivery; Maternity unit size; Neonatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032827929     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.80.3.F221     Document Type: Article

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