Moderately Preterm, Late Preterm and Early Term Infants. Research Needs.

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 791-797

  Raju, Tonse N K ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Hypoglycemia; Hypothermia; Immaturity; Infection; Jaundice; Preterm; Respiratory distress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; FETAL WELL BEING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; LUNG DISEASE; MATURATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

APNEA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMATURITY; INFECTION; JAUNDICE; PRETERM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84886952504     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.07.010     Document Type: Review

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