Estimation of neonatal outcome and perinatal therapy use

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1046-1050

  Morse, Steven B ^a,b   Haywood, James L ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   Bronstein, Janet ^b   Nelson, Kathleen G ^a   Carlo, Waldemar A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Practice; Prematurity; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICIAN; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034063847     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.5.1046     Document Type: Article

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