Carina angle measurements for diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

Neonatology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-230

  Strauss, Tzipora ^a   Pessach, Itai ^a,b,c   Jacoby, Elad ^a   Schushan Eisen, Irit ^a   Mazkereth, Ram ^a   Kuint, Jacob ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carina angle; Patent ductus arteriosus; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CARINA ANGLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957159356     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315862     Document Type: Article

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