A population based 10-year study of neonatal air transport in North Norway

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 995-999

  Lang, Astri ^a,b   Brun, Henrik ^a   Kaaresen, Per Ivar ^a   Klingenberg, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air transport; Neonatal; Population based study

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 34250658763     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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