Conjunctival impression cytology in the preterm infant and it's relation to outcome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 471-475

  Hughes, A P ^a   Shaw, N J ^a   Southall, P ^b   Hero, M ^a   Bowden, L ^a   Young, R H ^d   Speeding, A ^c   Clark, D ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctival cytology; Newborn; Retinol status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINOPATHY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030992184     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050642     Document Type: Article

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