Growth monitoring following traumatic brain injury

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 699-701

  Moon, R J ^a   Wilson, P ^a   Kirkham, F J ^a   Davies, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 69249149718     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.145235     Document Type: Article

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