Extremely preterm births: Recommendations for treatment in European countries

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Pignotti, Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; EUROPEAN UNION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CESAREAN SECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 55349105850     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.140871     Document Type: Review

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