Apnea, intermittent hypoxia and blood transfusions: It works, but now what

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 881-

  Eichenwald, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MODEL; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; NEWBORN APNEA; NONHUMAN; OXIMETRY; PREMATURITY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ANOXIA; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NEWBORN; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANOXIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84961372042     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.145     Document Type: Editorial

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