National variability in neonatal resuscitation practices at the limit of viability

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 521-528

  Arzuaga, Bonnie H ^a   Meadow, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

extremely premature infants; physician beliefs; physician religion; practice variation; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FISHER EXACT TEST; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN PERIOD; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES; BREATHING; ETHICS; FETAL WELL BEING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATOLOGY; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RELIGION; RESPIRATION; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 84901688715     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354566     Document Type: Article

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