Is there a preferred gestational age threshold of viability? A survey of maternal-fetal medicine providers

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-297

  Nuthalapaty, Francis ^a   Lu, George ^b   Ramin, Susan ^c   Nuthalapaty, Elizabeth ^a   Ramin, Kirk D ^d   Ramsey, Patrick S ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b Obstetrix Medical Group of Kansas and Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Limit of viability; Maternal fetal medicine; Prematurity; Preterm birth; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEB BROWSER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347268835     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701198821     Document Type: Article

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