An overview of morbidity, mortality and long-term outcome of late preterm birth

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-204

  Dong, Ying ^a   Yu, Jia Lin ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Late preterm birth; Mortality; Neonatal morbidity; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEEDING DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMATURITY; INFANCY; LABOR; LATE PRETERM BIRTH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; STILLBIRTH;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREMATURE BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80055016127     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-011-0290-8     Document Type: Review

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