Intraventricular haemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia in Nigerian infants of very low birth weight

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-166

  Ajayi, Oluade ^a   Nzeh, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Intraventricular; Leukomalacia; Periventricular; Prematurity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; NIGERIA; PUERPERIUM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APGAR SCORE; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CRANIAL SUTURES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0142028140     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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