Analysis of the thymus in 151 healthy infants from 0 to 2 years of age

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1321-1326

  Yekeler, Ensar ^a   Tambag, Ahmet ^a   Tunaci, Atadan ^a   Genchellac, Hakan ^a   Dursun, Memduh ^a   Gokcay, Gulbin ^a   Acunas, Gulden ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age and sex; Breast versus formula feeding; Prematurity; Size changes; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

QUALITATIVE PROPERTIES; SONOGRAPHY; THYMUS;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYMUS;

EID: 4644266468     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.10.1321     Document Type: Article

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