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CEREBRAL PALSY AND NEWBORN CARE. II: MORTALITY AND NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS
John L. Kiely,
Nigel Paneth,
Zena Stein,
Mervyn Susser,
John L. Kiely
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorNigel Paneth
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorZena Stein
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorMervyn Susser
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorJohn L. Kiely,
Nigel Paneth,
Zena Stein,
Mervyn Susser,
John L. Kiely
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorNigel Paneth
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorZena Stein
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
Search for more papers by this authorMervyn Susser
The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032.
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