Perinatal spinal cord injury requiring long-term home mechanical ventilation: A report of four cases

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Lumeng, J C ^a   Nelson, V S ^a   Hurvitz, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Perinatal injury; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052618015     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136384999289586     Document Type: Article

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