Higher altitude and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia among preterm infants

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 601-606

  Lee, Shook ^a   Ye, Xiangy ^b   Singhal, Nalini ^c   De La Rue, Sarah ^a   Lodha, Abhay ^c   Shah, Prakeshs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

altitude; chronic lung disease; infant; morbidity; premature

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALTITUDE; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880330980     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329690     Document Type: Article

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