Ureaplasma urealyticum respiratory tract colonization and chronic lung disease in infants with very low birth weight

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-47

  Bowman, E D ^a   Garland, S M ^a   Fan, W Q ^a   Murton, L J ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Preterm newborn; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001773153     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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