Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 270-275 , October 2010

Systemic complications and hypothermia

  • Subrata Sarkar

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, F5790 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0254, USA. Tel.: +1 734 763 4109; fax: +1 734 763 7728.
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  • John D. Barks

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.02.001

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 270-275 , October 2010

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