Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 28-38 , February 2010

Cranial Ultrasonography in Neonates: Role and Limitations

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 Lara M. Leijser was supported by a grant from ZonMw, the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (grant number 920-03-388).

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2009.10.002

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 28-38 , February 2010

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