The erythrocyte indices of neonates, defined using data from over 12000 patients in a multihospital health care system

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-28

  Christensen, R D ^a,b   Jopling, J ^a,c   Henry, E ^a,c   Wiedmeier, S E ^a,d,e  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

^c Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research   (United States)

^d LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NEWBORN;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049090268     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211852     Document Type: Article

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