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Chapter 5 - Prematurity and Complications of Labor and Delivery

from Section 2 - Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery Complications Causing Brain Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2017

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Amy E. Judy  and
Amen Ness
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David K. Stevenson ,
William E. Benitz ,
Philip Sunshine ,
Susan R. Hintz  and
Maurice L. Druzin
David K. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
William E. Benitz
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
Philip Sunshine
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
Susan R. Hintz
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Stanford University, California
Maurice L. Druzin
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Stanford University, California
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Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury , pp. 67 - 79
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