ACOG Committee Opinion no. 404: Late-preterm infants

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1029-1032

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Indexed keywords

BIRTH; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; HEART FUNCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT MORTALITY; JAUNDICE; LIFE; LUNG FUNCTION; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NOTE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

APNEA; BODY TEMPERATURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 41649092002     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31817327d0     Document Type: Note

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