The impact of surgery on infants born at extremely low birth weight

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 924-927

  Limpert, Jonathan N ^a   Limpert, Patricia A ^a   Weber, Thomas R ^a   Bower, Richard J ^a   Trimble, Jennifer A ^a   Micelli, Alex ^a   Keller, Martin S ^a  

^a Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight; Prematurity; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037643647     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00125-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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