Risks and causes of mortality among low-birthweight infants in childhood and adolescence

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-472

  Lin, Chih Ming ^a   Chen, Chi Wen ^b   Chen, Pei Tau ^c   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^d   Li, Chung Yi ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Childhood mortality; Congenital anomalies; Injuries; Low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 34547881088     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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