Glucose and the newborn baby: Sweet justice?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-284

  Koh, T H H G ^a  

^a WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glucose; Hypoglycaemia; Neonates

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; NEONATOLOGY;

EID: 0030207364     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb02553.x     Document Type: Review

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