Variations in incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in canadian neonatal intensive care units

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 366-372

  Sankaran, Koravangattu ^a   Puckett, Barbara ^b   Lee, David S C ^c   Seshia, Mary ^c   Boulton, Jill ^c   Qiu, Zhenguo ^c   Lee, Shoo K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Risk factors; Variation in incidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17644420223     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200410000-00012     Document Type: Article

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