Factors determining admission to neonatal units in Jamaica

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 100-105

  Samms Vaughan, Maureen E ^a   Ashley, Deanna C ^b   McCaw Binns, Affette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; JAMAICA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035009556     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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