Prevalence and morbidity of late preterm infants: Current status in a medical center of Northern Taiwan

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-177

  Tsai, Ming Luen ^a   Lien, Reyin ^a   Chiang, Ming Chou ^a   Hsu, Jen Fu ^a   Fu, Ren Huei ^a   Chu, Shih Ming ^a   Yang, Chang Yo ^a   Yang, Peng Hong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

late preterm; morbidity; near term; readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING DISORDER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LATE PRETERM BIRTH; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TAIWAN;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863630022     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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