Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) - Where do we go? Research perspectives

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 627-629

  Kääpä, Pekka O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Inflammation; Long term sequelae; Lung injury; Meconium aspiration syndrome; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG INJURY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME;

EID: 70350044199     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.09.014     Document Type: Review

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