EXPRESS study shows significant regional differences in 1-year outcome of extremely preterm infants in Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-37

  Serenius, Fredrik ^a,b   Sjörs, Gunnar ^a   Blennow, Mats ^c   Fellman, Vineta ^d   Holmström, Gerd ^a   Maršál, Karel ^d   Lindberg, Eva ^e   Olhager, Elisabeth ^f   Stigson, Lennart ^g   Westgren, Magnus ^c   Källen, Karin ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Extremely preterm infant; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TOCOLYSIS;

COHORT STUDY; EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890957023     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12421     Document Type: Article

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