Nucleated red blood cell and platelet counts in asphyxiated neonates sufficient to result in permanent neurologic impairment

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-380

  Phelan, Jeffrey P ^a,e   Kirkendall, Cortney ^b   Korst, Lisa M ^c   Martin, Gilbert I ^d  

^a Citrus Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b Childbirth Injury Prevention Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JD   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Fetal brain injury; Fetal heart rate monitoring; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Nucleated red blood cells; Platelet counts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FETUS HEART RATE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BRAIN DISEASES; ERYTHROBLASTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLATELET COUNT;

EID: 34547699256     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701232596     Document Type: Article

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