Single-centre vs. population-based outcome data of extremely preterm infants at the limits of viability

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1451-1455

  Kutz, Patrizia ^a   Horsch, Sandra ^b,c   Kühn, Lisa ^d   Roll, Claudia ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extremely low gestational age infants; Long term morbidity; Mortality; Neurodevelopmental outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FETAL VIABILITY; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 68549128736     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01393.x     Document Type: Article

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