International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 269-276 , September 2006

The right to a healthy newborn

  • A.G. Tinker

      Affiliations

    • Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 202 530 4366; fax: +1 202 637 9362.
    • ,
  • V.K. Paul

      Affiliations

    • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, New Delhi, India
    • Tel.: +91 1124656062; fax: +91 1124631240.
    • ,
  • J.D. Ruben

      Affiliations

    • Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA
    • Tel: +1 202 530 4377; fax: +1 202 637 9362.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.007

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 269-276 , September 2006

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