Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 339-344 , June 2010

Obstetric aspects of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

  • Sailesh Kumar

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  • Sara Paterson-Brown

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 208 3833998; fax: +44 208 3833507.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.05.009

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 339-344 , June 2010

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