Global burden of prematurity

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 74-79

  Harrison, Margo S ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood mortality; Neonatal morbidity; Neonatal mortality; Prematurity; Preterm birth; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CLEAN DELIVERY PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84960301889     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.12.007     Document Type: Review

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