Premature Babies

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development

Volumn 1-3, Issue , 2008, Pages 581-591

  Minde, K ^a   Zelkowitz, P ^b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Developmental outcomes; Gestational age; High risk infants; Intrauterine growth restriction; Low birth weight; Neonatal intensive care; Pregnancy; Prematurity; Preterm

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053591811     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00126-2     Document Type: Chapter

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