Severe apnoeas following immunisation in premature infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Slack, M H ^a   Schapira, D ^a  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apnoeas; Immunisations; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INDOMETACIN;

APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0032983608     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.81.1.F67     Document Type: Article

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