Neonatal morbidity of very low birth weight infants from multiple pregnancies

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-38

  Shinwell, Eric S ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SURFACTANT;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH ORDER; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844284934     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2004.10.004     Document Type: Review

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