Chest radiograph abnormalities in very low birthweight survivors of chronic neonatal lung disease

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 491-494

  Fitzgerald, D A ^a,c   Van Asperen, P P ^a   Lam, A H ^a   De Silva, M ^a   Henderson Smart, D J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

chest X ray; chronic neonatal lung disease; severity assessment; very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030472932     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00960.x     Document Type: Article

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