Nephrocalcinosis in premature infants: Variability in ultrasound detection

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 498-500

  Campfield, Thomas ^a,b   Bednarek, Francis J ^c,d   Pappagallo, Mariann ^f   Hampf, Frederick ^a,b   Ziewacz, John ^f   Wellman, Jacqueline ^g   Rockwell, Gary ^a,b   Braden, Gregory ^a,b   Flynn Valone, Patrecia ^d   Neylan, Michael ^d   Pangan, Antonio ^e  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Memorial Health Care   (United States)

^d Dept Pediat Obstet and Gynecol ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^g Diagnostic Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033202642     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200263     Document Type: Article

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