Infection as a cause of death in the extremely-low-birth-weight infant

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-317

  Hodgman, J E ^a,b   Barton, L ^a   Pavlova, Z ^a   Fassett, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Congenital infection; Extremely low birth weight; Neonatal death

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRTH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PLACENTA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0344874177     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.5.313.317     Document Type: Article

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