The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 6 , Pages 824-828 , June 2009

Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Hypotension and Infants with Normal Blood Pressure

Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Society, Society for Pediatric Research meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 5–8, 2007.

  • Marla H. Lightburn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • C. Heath Gauss, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • D. Keith Williams, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • Jeffrey R. Kaiser, MD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeffrey R. Kaiser, MD, MA, 800 Marshall St, Slot 512, Little Rock, AR 72202

Received 16 October 2008 ,Revised 8 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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 M.L. was supported by an intramural grant from Children's University Medical Group. J.K. was supported by the National Institutes of Health (1 K23 NS43185, RR20146, and M01RR14288). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00004-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.006

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 6 , Pages 824-828 , June 2009

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