Attitudes of neonatologists toward delivery room management of confirmed trisomy 18: Potential factors influencing a changing dynamic

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1106-1110

  McGraw, Melanie P ^a   Perlman, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Neonatal resuscitation; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; TRISOMY 18; CHROMOSOME 18; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NEWBORN; TRISOMY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; TRISOMY;

EID: 48949097320     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1869     Document Type: Article

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