Improvement in mortality of very low birthweight infants and the changing pattern of neonatal mortality: The 50-year experience of one perinatal centre

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 596-599

  Battin, Malcolm R ^a   Knight, David B ^b   Kuschel, Carl A ^c   Howie, Ross N ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

advances in care; neonatology; survival

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEONATOLOGY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATOLOGY; PERINATAL CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863454922     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02425.x     Document Type: Review

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