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Original Article

Utility of performing routine head ultrasounds in preterm infants with gestational age 30–34 weeks

Vishwanath BhatDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Michelle KaramDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Judy SaslowDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Heidi TaylorDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Kee PyonDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Nicole KembleDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Gary StahlDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Michael GoodmanDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USA
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Zubair H. AghaiDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Cooper University Hospital-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 116-119 | Received 09 Nov 2010, Accepted 21 Jan 2011, Published online: 07 Mar 2011

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