The consequences for society of intensive care for babies born at less than 30 weeks' gestation

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Gibson, Alan T ^a,b   Harrison, Cath M ^a,b  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child Behaviour Disorders; Cognition Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Education, Special; Follow Up Studies; Gestational age; Infant; Infant mortality; Premature; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 77749329741     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2010.01.004     Document Type: Review

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