Effect of birth order on neonatal morbidity and mortality among very low birthweight twins: A population based study

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Shinwell, E S ^a,b   Blickstein, I ^a,b   Lusky, A ^c   Reichman, B ^c,d  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK; TWINS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 1542407271     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.89.2.f145     Document Type: Article

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