Obstetric outcome in Danish children with a validated diagnosis of kernicterus

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1011-1016

  Maimburg, Rikke Damkjr ^a,b   Bech, Bodil Hammer ^a   Bjerre, Jesper Vandborg ^b   Olsen, Jrn ^a,c   Mller Madsen, Bjarne ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Kernicterus; Obstetric; Prevalence; Validity

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; KERNICTERUS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; KERNICTERUS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70249132202     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903124917     Document Type: Article

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