Immaturity related lung hypoplasia: comment on current classification in neonatal death statistics
1998
Editor—The Office for National Statistics uses an algorithm to classify neonatal deaths.1It is based on an hierarchical classification of causes to derive a single cause group for each death.2 Cause groups include, in descending order: congenital malformations, antepartum infection, immaturity related conditions, asphyxia/anoxia/trauma, external conditions, infections, other specific conditions, sudden infant deaths, and other unclassified conditions.
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