Intrauterine growth retardation in preterm infants ≤ 32 weeks of gestation is associated with low white blood cell counts

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 819-824

  Wirbelauer, Johannes ^a   Thomas, Wolfgang ^a   Rieger, Lorenz ^a   Speer, Christian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leukocytes; preterm infant; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77958148047     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254547     Document Type: Article

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