Limited comparability of classifications of levels of neonatal care in UK units

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Mugford, M ^b   Howard, S ^b   O'Neill, C ^b   Dunn, A ^b   Zelisko, M ^b   Normand, C ^b   Malek, M ^b   Hey, E ^b   Halliday, H ^b   Tarnow Mordi, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Classifications of neonatal care; Dependency scales; Prospective multicentre studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7144242334     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.78.3.F179     Document Type: Article

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