Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 127-137 , April 2006

Young adult outcomes of very-low-birth-weight children

  • Maureen Hack

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDivision of Neonatology, Suite 3100, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-6010, USA. Tel.: +1 216 844 3387; fax: +1 216 844 3380.

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PII: S1744-165X(05)00101-0

doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2005.11.007

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 127-137 , April 2006

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