Diagnostic ionizing radiation exposure in premature patients

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 392-395

  Scott, M V ^a   Fujii, A M ^b   Behrman, R H ^b   Dillon, J E ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

premature infants; radiation exposure; X rays

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84899975440     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.141     Document Type: Article

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