Neonatal intensive care in a developing country: Outcome and factors associated with mortality

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 205-207

  Kambarami, R ^a   Chidede, O ^a   Chirisa, M ^a  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ZIMBABWE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034252728     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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