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Chapter 1 - Neonatal Encephalopathy

Epidemiology and Overview

from Section 1 - Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Pathogenesis of Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2017

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Matthew B. Wallenstein  and
Philip Sunshine
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David K. Stevenson ,
William E. Benitz ,
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Susan R. Hintz  and
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David K. Stevenson
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William E. Benitz
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Philip Sunshine
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