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Prenatal Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Infant Mortality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Fred J. Hellinger
Fred J. Hellinger
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National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment, PHS
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 934 - 944
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