Characteristics of neonatal units that care for very preterm infants in Europe: Results from the MOSAIC study

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Van Reempts, Patrick ^a   Gortner, Ludwig ^b   Milligan, David ^c   Cuttini, Marina ^d   Petrou, Stavros ^e   Agostino, Rocco ^f   Field, David ^g   Den Ouden, Lya ^h   Børch, Klaus ⁱ   Mazela, Jan ^j   Carrapato, Manuel ^k   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^l  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Netherlands   (Netherlands)

ⁱ HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^k Hospital So Sebastio   (Portugal)

^l INSERM   (France)

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Author keywords

Level III unit; Neonatal intensive care; Organization of care; Regionalization; Very preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EUROPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MOSAICISM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRIC WARD; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EUROPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 35148900992     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3122     Document Type: Article

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