Does early referral to tertiary care decrease the mortality related to birth asphyxia?

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-222

  Sultan, Tipu ^a   Maqbool, Sajid ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Birth asphyxia; Early referral; Hypoxic ischemia encephalopathy; Neonatal mortality; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PRENATAL CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049182546     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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