Global application of therapeutic hypothermia to treat perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy

International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-81

  Thayyil, Sudhin ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^b   Ramji, Siddarth ^c   Costello, Anthony M ^d   Robertson, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Intrapartum related neonatal deaths; Low income countries; Newborn; Therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 77953116993     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.03.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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