Determining the amount, timing and causes of mortality among infants with Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-94

  Goldman, S E ^a   Urbano, R C ^b   Hodapp, R M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth records; Death records; Down syndrome; Infant mortality; Preterm births

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

APGAR SCORE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 78650216359     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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