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New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 2556-

  Adzick, N Scott ^a   Spong, Catherine Y ^b   Brock III, John W ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HERNIA; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORBID OBESITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 79959801604     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1104264     Document Type: Letter

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