Maternal characteristics associated with place of delivery and neonatal mortality rates among very-low-birthweight infants, Georgia

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-313

  Samuelson, Julia L ^a,d,e   Buehler, James W ^b,d   Norris, Dianne ^d   Sadek, Ramses ^c  

^a Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office   (United States)

^b The National Center on Birth Defects   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^d GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

^e Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTION; RISK; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0036815559     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2002.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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