Approach to Optimizing Growth, Rehabilitation, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children After Solid-organ Transplantation

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 539-557

  Mohammad, Saeed ^a   Alonso, Estella M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Growth; Heart transplantation; Intestinal transplantation; Kidney transplantation; Liver transplantation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; STEROID;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALNUTRITION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77951010929     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.01.014     Document Type: Review

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