Pediatric Neurology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2002

Cranial ultrasound as a predictor of outcome in term newborn encephalopathy

  • Brad R. Jongeling, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Joondalup Child Development Centre, North Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Nadia Badawi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Badawi; Department of Neonatology; The Children’s Hospital at Westmead; Locked Bag 4001; Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    • Department of Neonatology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Division of Population Sciences, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Population Sciences, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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  • Sven Thonell, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Linda Watson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Population Sciences, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Glenys Dixon, BA, Bpsych

      Affiliations

    • Division of Population Sciences, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Fiona J. Stanley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Population Sciences, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia

Received 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 20 July 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2002

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