Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Prevalence and Evolution of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Asymptomatic Term Infants
V.J. Rooks, J.P. Eaton, L. Ruess, G.W. Petermann, J. Keck-Wherley and R.C. Pedersen
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1082-1089; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1004
V.J. Rooks
J.P. Eaton
L. Ruess
G.W. Petermann
J. Keck-Wherley

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V.J. Rooks, J.P. Eaton, L. Ruess, G.W. Petermann, J. Keck-Wherley, R.C. Pedersen
Prevalence and Evolution of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Asymptomatic Term Infants
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1082-1089; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1004
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