Epidemiology of preterm birth

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Birth: From Childhood to Adult Life

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-16

  Johansson, Stefan ^a   Cnattigius, Sven ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511712166.002     Document Type: Chapter

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