Relationship between head growth and neurodevelopmental outcome of Malaysian very low birthweight infants during the 1st year of life

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-216

  Ong, L C ^a   Boo, N Y ^a   Chandran, V ^a   Zamratol, S M ^b   Allison, L ^b   Teoh, S L ^b   Nyein, M K ^b   Lye, M S ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030850420     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747888     Document Type: Article

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