Prediction of mortality in very premature infants: A systematic review of prediction models

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Medlock, Stephanie ^a   Ravelli, Anita C J ^a   Tamminga, Pieter ^a   Mol, Ben W M ^a   Abu Hanna, Ameen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; NEWBORN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052546577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023441     Document Type: Review

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