Value of autopsy in a neonatal intensive care unit;Valor de la autopsia en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatológicos

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-128

  Pavon Delgado A ^a   Salinas Martin M V ^a   Losada Martinez A ^a   Fontillon Alberdi M ^a   Nunez Solis J M ^a   Zamarriego Zubizarreta, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Intensive care neonatal; Newborn

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 48649090450     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13124890     Document Type: Article

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