Small for gestational age birth weight: Impact on lung structure and function

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 256-262

  Briana, Despina D ^a   Malamitsi Puchner, Ariadne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive lung disease; Fetus; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory function; Surfactant system

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG SURFACTANT; OXYGEN; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETAL MALNUTRITION; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FETUS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SURFACTANT SYSTEM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LUNG; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84887407716     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2012.10.001     Document Type: Review

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