Meconium obstruction in the markedly premature infant

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Greenholz, Stephen K ^a,b   Perez, Carlos ^a   Wesley, John R ^a   Marr, Clifford C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Meconium ileus; neonatal bowel obstruction; prematurity

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INFANT; INTESTINE RESECTION; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030040982     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90332-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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