Survival, cranial ultrasound and cerebral palsy in very low birthweight infants: 1980s versus 1990s

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Doyle, L W ^a,b   Betheras, F R ^a   Ford, G W ^a   Davis, N M ^a   Callanan, C ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cerebroventricular haemorrhage; Periventricular leucomalacia; Survival; Ultrasound; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

STEROID; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AUSTRALIA; BRAIN; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERINATAL CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0033994297     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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