Changes in care and short-term outcome for very preterm infants in Estonia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-396

  Toome, Liis ^a,b   Ringmets, Inge ^a   Andresson, Pille ^c   Ilmoja, Mari Liis ^b,d   Saik, Pille ^c   Varendi, Heili ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c East Tallinn Central Hospital   (Estonia)

^d WEST TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^e TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Neonatal care; Outcome; Population based study; Survival; Very preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; INOTROPIC AGENT; LUNG SURFACTANT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858081183     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02556.x     Document Type: Article

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