The Encephalopathy of Prematurity: One Pediatric Neuropathologist's Perspective

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 179-190

  Kinney, Hannah C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; ENCEPHALOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; EXPERIMENTATION; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PATHOLOGIST; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE;

EID: 70450230613     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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