Survival of "pre-viable" infants in the United States

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 324-332

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Emusu, Donath ^a   Aliyu, Zakari Y ^b   Kirby, Russell S ^a   Alexander, Greg R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ST AGNES HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Non viable; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH RATE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20844461696     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0328-9     Document Type: Article

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