The impact of improved neonatal intensive care facilities on referral pattern and outcome at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 561-565

  Enweronu Laryea, C C ^a   Nkyekyer, K ^a   Rodrigues, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVESTMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; RESUSCITATION; SCALE UP; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; COHORT STUDIES; GHANA; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 48749107432     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.61     Document Type: Article

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