Management of the newborn delivered at the threshold of viability

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 498-508

  Synnes, Anne R ^a,b,c   Buchanan, Laura ^d   Ruth, Chelsea ^e,f   Albersheim, Susan ^c,d  

^a BC Children's

^b Centre for Applied Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CAHRE ^*

^e Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 57449091323     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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