Regional differences in outcome for very low-birthweight infants: Do they persist at 7-8 years of age?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 477-481

  Darlow, B A ^a,b,c   Horwood, L J ^a   Mogridge, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*  (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hospital volumes; Level of care; Regionalization; Sensorineural disability; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOPIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033803497     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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