Sonographic measurement of thymic size in healthy neonates: Relation to clinical variables

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-98

  Hasselbalch, Hella ^a,d   Jeppesen, D L ^a   Ersboll A K ^b   Lisse, I M ^a   Nielsen, M B ^c  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Sonography; Thymus, neonates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THYMUS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; APGAR SCORE; CD4-CD8 RATIO; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THYMUS GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030637389     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859709171249     Document Type: Article

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