Prediction of survival for preterm births by weight and gestational age: Retrospective population based study

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7217, 1999, Pages 1093-1097

  Draper, Elizabeth S ^a   Manktelow, Bradley ^a   Field, David J ^b   James, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ASIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENGLAND; EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033598612     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7217.1093     Document Type: Article

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