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Original Article

Costs and complications of hospitalizations for children with cerebral palsy

N. A. Murphy Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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C. Hoff Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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T. Jorgensen Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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C. Norlin Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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P. C. Young Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pages 47-52 | Received 16 Nov 2004, Accepted 18 Jan 2005, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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