"Perinatology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The branch of medicine dealing with the fetus and infant during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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D010500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.670.500
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perinatology" by people in Profiles.
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Bertolli J, Hsu HW, Sukalac T, Williamson J, Peters V, Frederick T, Rakusan TA, Ortiz I, Melville SK, Dominguez K. Hospitalization trends among children and youths with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection, 1990-2002. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jul; 25(7):628-33.
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Wells KJ, Thompson NJ, Kloeblen-Tarver AS. Development and psychometric testing of the prenatal breast-feeding self-efficacy scale. Am J Health Behav. 2006 Mar-Apr; 30(2):177-87.