Is intensive care for very immature babies justified?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-152

  Levene, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Neonatal intensive care; Neonatal outcome; Severe prematurity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1242269934     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310007745     Document Type: Review

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