Outcomes and Management of Fetal Infants with Birth Weight Below 500 g at a Tertiary Center
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Chang, Yun Sil
(Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine)
Kim, Yu Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) Koo, Soo Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) Lee, Jang Hoon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) Hwang, Jong Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine) Choi, Chang Won (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Shim, Jae Won (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) Kim, Sung Shin (Department of Pediatrics, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine) Ko, Sun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) Lee, Eun Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Cha Hospital, Pochon Cha University) Park, Won Soon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine) |
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