Attitudes of obstetric and pediatric health care providers toward resuscitation of infants who are born at the margins of viability

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Lavin Jr , Justin P ^a   Kantak, Anand ^a   Ohlinger, Judy ^a   Kaempf, Joseph W ^b   Tomlinson, Mark ^b   Campbell, Betty ^b   Fofah, Ona ^c   Edwards, William ^d   Allbright, Kathy ^d   Hagen, Erik ^e   Suresh, Gautham ^f   Schriefer, Janice ^g  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rockford Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e United Hospital in St Paul   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Margins of viability; Neonatal resuscitation; Patient counseling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947159141     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0913O     Document Type: Article

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