Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 71-76 , June 2008

Hyperthermia as an Early Sign of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Full-term Neonates

  • Shiuh-Bin Fang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, 424, Section 2, Pateh Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan
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  • Ya-Ting Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Hsiang Chuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Suei-Tsau Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Lin Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 9 February 2007 ,Revised 12 March 2008 ,Accepted 25 June 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(08)60016-9

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60016-9

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 71-76 , June 2008

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