Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in a cohort of extremely preterm infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-357

  Maalouf, Elia F ^a   Duggan, Philip J ^a   Rutherford, Mary A ^a   Counsell, Serena J ^a   Fletcher, Alison M ^a   Battin, Malcolm ^a   Cowan, Frances ^a   Edwards, A David ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MATURATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOMALACIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033497523     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70133-2     Document Type: Article

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