Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
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Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.
Over the course of decades, the incidence of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) has increased despite advances in healthcare which would seem to assist in decreasing the rate. The aim of this study is to identify previously unknown risk factors for BPBI and the risk factors with potential to guide preventative measures. A case control study of 52 mothers who had delivered a child with a BPBI i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Children
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children5040046