Lung surfactant and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Clements, John A ^a   Avery, Mary Ellen ^b  

^a UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG CAPILLARY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0031897104     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.nhlb1-1     Document Type: Review

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