The mathematics of morality for neonatal resuscitation

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 941-956

  Meadow, William ^a   Lagatta, Joanne ^b   Andrews, Bree ^a   Lantos, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Neonatal ethics; Neonatal outcomes; Prognostication; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY ROOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; UNCERTAINTY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUITION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869851020     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.09.013     Document Type: Review

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