Journal article
Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Population-Based Sample of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure the health status (HS) and health-related quality of life (HRQL) of preschoolers who were admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at birth and their family caregivers and to investigate differences in HS and HRQL in relation to gestational age and major morbidity experienced during the NICU stay.
METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A total of …
Authors
Klassen AF; Lee SK; Raina P; Chan HWP; Matthew D; Brabyn D
Journal
, Vol. 113, No. 3, pp. 594–600
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2004
DOI
10.1542/peds.113.3.594
ISSN
0031-4005