Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 275-280 , May 2010

Describing hypoglycemia — Definition or operational threshold?

  • Paul J. Rozance
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  • William W. Hay Jr

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Colorado Denver F441, Perinatal Research Center, 13243 East 23rd Avenue, PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel.: +1 303 724 1600; fax: +1 303 724 0898.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.05.002

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 275-280 , May 2010

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