Pseudoaneurysm formation after umbilical arterial catheterization: an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.93