The extremely premature neonate: Anticipating and managing care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7712, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Yeaney, Natalie K ^a   Murdoch, Edile M ^a   Lees, Christoph C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; INFANT MORTALITY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 68149122105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2325     Document Type: Review

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