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Original Article

Biparietal diameter: an alternative measure of head growth in the low-birthweight infant

E. Tirosh Hannah Khoushy Child Development Centre, Department of Pediatrics, POB 4940., 31048, Haifa, Israel; Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine ∼ Techion-lsrael Institute of Technology, POB 9649, 31096, Haifa, Israel
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M. A. Weinger Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, POB 4940, 31048, Haifa, Israel
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A. Berger Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, POB 4940, 31048, Haifa, Israel; Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine ∼ Techion-lsrael Institute of Technology, POB 9649, 31096, Haifa, Israel
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A. Cohen Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion-lsrael Institute of Technology, Technion City, 32000, Haifa, Israel
Pages 79-81 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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