Oesophageal atresia: Improved outcome in high-risk groups?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Lopez, Pedro Jose ^a   Keys, Charles ^a   Pierro, Agostino ^a   Drake, David Paul ^a   Kiely, Edward Matthew ^a   Curry, Joseph Ignatius ^a   Spitz, Lewis ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Oesophageal atresia; Survival prognosis

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; YATES CONTINUITY CORRECTION;

EID: 32544448845     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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