The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 492-497 , April 2009

Fetal and Neonatal Habituation in Infants of Diabetic Mothers

  • N.L. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Prof. Nieves Luisa González González, Avda de la Universidad no. 27. La Laguna, 38208. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • V. Medina, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • E. Padron, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • E. Domenech, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • N.M. Diaz Gomez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nursing School, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • H. Armas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain
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  • J.L. Bartha, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital “Puerta del Mar” Cádiz, Spain

Received 2 March 2008 ,Revised 10 September 2008 ,Accepted 13 October 2008.

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 The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest, real or perceived.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00894-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.020

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 492-497 , April 2009

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