Short-term outcome predictors in infants born at 23-24 gestational weeks

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Forsblad, Kristina ^a   Källén, Karin ^b   Maršál, Karel ^c   Hellström Westas, Lena ^c,d  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apgar score; Outcome; Preterm; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APGAR SCORE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 41749125030     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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