Epidemiology of prematurity - How valid are comparisons of neonatal outcomes?

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 337-343

  Draper, Elizabeth S ^a   Field, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; International comparisons; Neonatal mortality; Neonatal outcome; Preterm birth; Viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH CERTIFICATES; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34548529162     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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