Early maturation of the flash visual evoked potential in preterm infants: Influence of flash intensity and sleep state

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-257

  Shepherd, A J ^a   McCulloch, D L ^a   Saunders, K J ^a   Bradnam, M S ^b   Wilkinson, A G ^b   Turner, T ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flash intensity; Preterm neonates; Sleep state; Visual evoked potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008541316     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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