Incidence of respiratory distress syndrome

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 271-273

  Ghafoor, Tariq ^a   Mahmud, Shahid ^a   Ali, Salman ^a   Dogar, Sarfraz Ahmed ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Prematurity; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037491101     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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