Prevalence and characteristics of rib fractures in ex-preterm infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1116-1119

  Lucas Herald, Angela ^a   Butler, Sandra ^a   Mactier, Helen ^b   McDevitt, Helen ^c   Young, David ^d   Ahmed, Syed Faisal ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal Maternity ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Metabolic disease; Nonaccidental injury; Osteopathy; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; DIURETIC AGENT; PHOSPHATE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; NEWBORN; OSTEOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84870548645     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0462     Document Type: Article

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