Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 69-72 , April 2006

The burden of illness in perinatal and neonatal care: The epidemiologist's role

  • Lex W. Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +61 3 9344 2151; fax: +61 3 9347 1761.

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PII: S1744-165X(05)00095-8

doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2005.11.002

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 69-72 , April 2006

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