Infants born at the threshold of viability in relation to neonatal mortality: Colorado, 1991 to 2003

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 354-360

  Kamath, B D ^a   Box, T L ^b   Simpson, M ^a   Hernandez J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ELBW infants; Neonatal mortality rate; Prematurity; Regionalization; Threshold of viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGIONALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COLORADO; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 43049140247     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211918     Document Type: Article

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