Attitudes of Canadian Neonatologists in Delivery Room Resuscitation of Newborns at Threshold of Viability

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 719-725

  Lavoie, Pascal M ^a   Keidar, Yaron ^a   Albersheim, Susan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decisions; Extremely low birth weight infant; Neonatal care; Newborn; Premature; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATOLOGY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 40949106560     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32599-3     Document Type: Article

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