Journal article
Decreased disability rate among 3-year-old survivors weighing 501 to 1000 grams at birth and born to residents of a geographically defined region from 1981 to 1984 compared with 1977 to 1980
Abstract
In this article we report the survival and morbidity rates for all live-born infants weighing 501 to 1000 gram at birth and born to residents of a defined geographic region from 1977 to 1980 (n = 255) compared with 1981 to 1984 (n = 266). During these periods, there were no changes in the proportion of infants delivered at the tertiary care center or community hospitals (171/84 vs 194/72); use of the tertiary care center increased only …
Authors
Saigal S; Rosenbaum P; Hattersley B; Milner R
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 114, No. 5, pp. 839–846
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 1989
DOI
10.1016/s0022-3476(89)80150-7
ISSN
0022-3476