Does elevated peak bilirubin protect from retinopathy of prematurity in very low birthweight infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-211

  Milner, Joshua D ^a   Aly, Hany Z ^a,b   Ward, Laura B ^a   El Mohandes, Ayman ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BILIRUBIN; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038147356     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210887     Document Type: Article

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