Neonatal mortality: The chance for improvement

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-318

  Gadzinowski, J ^a,b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDITORIAL; EUTHANASIA; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LAW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REGIONALIZATION; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARDIZATION; STILLBIRTH;

COLORADO; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 43049134829     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.24     Document Type: Editorial

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