An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9608, 2008, Pages 261-269

  Saigal, Saroj ^a   Doyle, Lex W ^b,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANCY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 38149116341     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60136-1     Document Type: Review

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