Prolonged apnea in the preterm infant is not a random event

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Al Saedi, Saad A ^a   Lemke, Robert P ^a   Haider, Zia A ^a   Cates, Don B ^a   Kwiatkowski, Kim ^a   Rigatto, Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of breathing; newborn infant; periodic breathing; respiratory pattern; ventilation

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; NEWBORN DISEASE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030959464     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994126     Document Type: Article

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