Nucleated red blood cell counts and erythropoietin levels in high-risk neonates

Pediatrics International

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 590-595

  Vatansever, Ülfet ^a   Acuna, Betül ^b   Demir, Muzaffer ^a   KarasalihoǦlu, Serap ^a   Ekuklu, Galip ^a   Ener, Seralp ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Erythropoietin; High risk neonate; Hypoxia; Nucleated red blood cell; Short term outcome

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ERYTHROBLASTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036434425     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2002.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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