Impact of community neonatal services: A multicentre survey

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Langley, D ^a   Hollis, S ^a   Friede, T ^a   MacGregor, D ^b   Gatrell, A ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036829729     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.87.3.f204     Document Type: Article

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