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Using surface anatomy measurements to place umbilical catheters

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    S L Ford

  2. Research Statistician, Newborn Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    J L Hagan

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Ford, S., Hagan, J. Using surface anatomy measurements to place umbilical catheters. J Perinatol 36, 161–162 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.159

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