Obstetric Factors Associated with Infections in the Fetus and Newborn Infant

Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 59-86

  Davies, Jill K ^a   Gibbs, Ronald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160537-0/50005-0     Document Type: Chapter

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