Massive thymic hemorrhage in a neonate: An entity revisited

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1315-1317

  Walsh, S V ^a,b   Cooke, R ^a,b   Mortimer, G ^a,b   Loftus, B C ^a,b  

^a University College Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

hemorrhage; neonate; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THYMUS;

EID: 0029810430     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90263-8     Document Type: Article

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