Intensive care and the very-low-birthweight infant.
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چکیده
Infants of very low birth weight (VLBW) are, for the most part, potentially normal at birth but, because of immaturity of structure and function of many organs, are at risk from death or permanent handicap. A recent survey of world literature suggested that the improvement in the outcome for these babies, which has occurred over the past ten years, was due to perinatal intensive care. To date, information concerning the survival of VLBW infants from Irish hospitals is limited, apart from Halli-day‟s review of babies less than 1000 g.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Lancet
دوره 2 8136 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979