Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy: A UK survey of opinion, practice and neuro-investigation at the end of 2007

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 631-635

  Kapetanakis, Andrew ^a   Azzopardi, Denis ^b   Wyatt, John ^a   Robertson, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth asphyxia; Cooling; Therapeutic hypothermia; UK neonatal units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 61849154311     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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