Babies born at the threshold of viability: Attitudes of paediatric consultants and trainees in South East England

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-46

  Duffy, D ^a   Reynolds, P ^a  

^a ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Decision making; Extremely preterm infants; Resuscitation; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ENGLAND; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650098872     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01975.x     Document Type: Article

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