The cardiothoracic ratio in AGA and SGA very low birth weight newborn infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 769-771

  Wozniak, L J ^a   Hussain, S A ^a   Goldman, H ^a   Hand, I L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; NEWBORN; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERENCE VALUES; THORAX;

EID: 33751363561     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211605     Document Type: Article

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