Leukocytosis in very low birth weight neonates: Associated clinical factors and neonatal outcomes

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 680-684

  Morag, I ^a   Dunn, M ^a,b   Nayot, D ^c   Shah, P S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53949116780     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.78     Document Type: Article

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