Trying to predict the future of ex-preterm infants: Who benefits from a brain MRI at term?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1016-1017

  Janvier, Annie ^a   Barrington, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family well being; Follow up studies; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prematurity; Prognostic value

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURVIVAL PREDICTION;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENTS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84865659466     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02788.x     Document Type: Note

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