Socioeconomic inequalities in survival and provision of neonatal care: Population based study of very preterm infants

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7733, 2009, Pages 1297-

  Smith, Lucy K ^a   Draper, Elizabeth S ^a   Manktelow, Bradley N ^a   Field, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BABY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR ONSET; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PERINATAL CARE; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 71749095004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4702     Document Type: Article

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