PEDIATRICS Vol. 93 No. 6 June 1994, pp. A48
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ONE THING IS CERTAIN ABOUT VLBW OUTCOME

Most surprising to us was that studies [of VLBW outcome] from the United States reported higher rates of disability, 30.0% vs 20.5% for non-United States studies. One could argue endlessly about the correctness of these estimates, but only one thing is certain: Insufficient data are available, and no amount of data can resolve the issues until people agree on uniform denominators, time definitions, and outcome measures.