The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 49-53.e1 , January 2010

Outcomes at Age 2 Years of Infants < 28 Weeks' Gestational Age Born in Victoria in 2005

  • Lex W. Doyle, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Professor Lex W. Doyle, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052.
    • ,
  • Gehan Roberts, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatal Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Peter J. Anderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Departments of Paediatrics, and Psychology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group

      Affiliations

    • A list of additional members of the Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group is available at www.jpeds.com (Appendix).

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 26 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 2009.

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 Supported in part by a grant from Health and Community Services, Victoria, and Project Grant 454413 from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00646-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.013

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 49-53.e1 , January 2010

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