Respiratory function of very prematurely born infants at follow up: Influence of sex

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Thomas, M R ^b   Marston, L ^c   Rafferty, G F ^b   Colvert, S ^d   Marlow, N ^e   Peacock, J L ^c   Greenough, A ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; OXYGEN;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33646342045     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.081927     Document Type: Article

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