Improved outcomes of outborn preterm infants if admitted to perinatal centers versus freestanding pediatric hospitals

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 626-631

  Shah, Prakesh S ^b   Shah, Vibhuti ^b   Qiu, Zhenguo ^b   Ohlsson, Arne ^b   Lee, Shoo K ^a  

^a Canadian Neonatal Network   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 18144389814     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.030     Document Type: Article

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