The differential impact of delivery hospital on the outcomes of premature infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-278

  Lorch, Scott A ^a,b,c   Baiocchi, Michael ^c,d   Ahlberg, Corinne E ^b   Small, Dylan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery hospital; Perinatal regionalization; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RATE; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864520732     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2820     Document Type: Article

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