Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and brain white matter damage in the preterm infant: A complex relationship

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 582-590

  Gagliardi, Luigi ^a,c   Bellù, Roberto ^b,c   Zanini, Rinaldo ^b,c   Dammann, Olaf ^d,e,f  

^a Ospedale 'Versilia'   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Italian Neonatal Network   (Italy)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenatal steroids; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Cystic periventricular leukomalacia; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND; WHITE MATTER;

APGAR SCORE; BRAIN DISEASES; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; ITALY; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350035538     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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