Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Feb 1997
A national study of risk factors associated with mortality in very low birthweight infants in the Malaysian neonatal intensive care units. Malaysian Very Low Birth Weight Study Group.
To determine the risk factors associated with mortality in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NIUC) in Malaysia. ⋯ The mortality of VLBW infants admitted to the Malaysian NICU was high and was also associated with a number of preventable risk factors.