Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 213-218 , August 2007

Studying Genetic Predisposition Among Small-for-Gestational-Age Newborns

  • Claire Infante-Rivard, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Claire Infante-Rivard, MD, PhD, James McGill Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 1110 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada, H3A 1A3.

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PII: S0146-0005(07)00060-2

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.05.001

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 213-218 , August 2007

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