Chorioamnionitis and neonatal encephalopathy in term infants with fetal acidemia: Histopathologic correlations

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 162-165

  Shalak, Lina ^a   Johnson Welch, Sarah ^a   Perlman, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; VASCULITIS;

EID: 27644453450     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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