Pathogenesis, pathology and pathophysiology of pulmonary sequelae of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 8, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Bhandari, Anita ^a   Bhandari, Vineet ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Outcome; Pulmonary Function Tests; Review

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; OXYGEN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VOLUME; METAPLASIA; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 3142683126     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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