More and earlier surfactant for preterm infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Hughes, J L ^a   McCall, E ^a   Alderdice, F ^a   Jenkins, J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTUBATION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644656283     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.073148     Document Type: Article

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