Conference
473 PRENATAL SELECTION BIAS IN THE EVALUATION OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE (NIC)
Abstract
Evaluation of NIC of very low birth weight infants (VLBW) has been based largely on infants treated in referral centers. The characteristics of the population of infants from which the treated infants come are unknown. To address the issue of maternal residence, all VLBW (500-1499g) livebirths in Hamilton-Wentworth County (1974 pop. 406,900) from 1964-69 and 1973-77 (before and after the introduction of the McMaster Regional Perinatal Program) …
Authors
Horwood SP; Boyle MH; Torrance GW; Sinclair JC
Volume
15
Pagination
pp. 519-519
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
4 1981
DOI
10.1203/00006450-198104001-00486
Conference proceedings
Pediatric Research
Issue
Suppl 4
ISSN
0031-3998