Epidemiology of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Temporal Clustering in Two Neonatology Practices

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Meinzen Derr, Jareen ^a,b   Morrow, Ardythe L ^a,b   Hornung, Richard W ^a,b   Donovan, Edward F ^a,b   Dietrich, Kim N ^b   Succop, Paul A ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 64149085541     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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