Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 403-408 , June 2008

Non-invasive assessment of arterial stiffness in appropriate-for-gestational age newborn infants

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 30 October 2007 ,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.10.009

Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 403-408 , June 2008

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