Socioeconomic inequalities in neonatal intensive care admission rates

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Jenkins, J ^a   McCall, E ^a   Gardner, E ^b   Casson, K ^b   Dolk, H ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; POVERTY AREAS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70350455905     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.146464     Document Type: Article

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