The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 428.e1-428.e2 , April 2007

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics: Premature Infant Mortality

  • K.S. Joseph, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  • Michael S. Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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PII: S0022-3476(06)01035-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.10.066

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 428.e1-428.e2 , April 2007

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