Respiratory distress in a neonate with an enlarged thymus

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-238

  Dimitriou, Gabriel ^a   Greenough, Anne ^a   Rafferty, Gerrard ^a   Rennie, Janet ^a   Karani, John ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neonate; Respiratory distress; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0034028150     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050061     Document Type: Article

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