Neonatal seizures: Incidence, onset, and etiology by gestational age

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-43

  Sheth, Raj D ^a   Hobbs, Gerald R ^b   Mullett, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ONSET AGE; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE OF ONSET; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032600003     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200107     Document Type: Article

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