Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 278-283 , October 2003

Nucleated red blood cell counts: not associated with brain injury or outcome

  • Shannon E.G Hamrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Partridge; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics; San Francisco General Hospital; Mail Stop 6E; 1001 Potrero Avenue; San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
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  • Steven P Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurology, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Nancy R Newton, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Julian T Parer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics/Gynecology, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Donna M Ferriero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Neurology, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • A.James Barkovich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Neurology, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California., USA
    • ,
  • J.Colin Partridge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, USA

Received 18 November 2002 ,Accepted 29 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00266-2

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 278-283 , October 2003

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