How can we prevent early death in preterm infants?;Como evitar o óbito precoce em prematuros?

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-285

  Ambalavanan, Namasivayam ^a,b   Carlo, Waldemar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY;

HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49449103768     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1820     Document Type: Editorial

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