Increased risk of spastic diplegia among very low birth weight children after preterm labor or prelabor rupture of membranes

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 531-535

  Dammann, O ^a   Allred, E N ^a   Veelken, N ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARESIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031937233     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70035-6     Document Type: Article

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