Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 181-188 , December 2007

Fetal Surgery

  • Barbara Warner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Good Samaritan, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Leslie Altimier, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pediatric General Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Cincinnati, OH.
    • ,
  • Timothy M. Crombleholme, MD

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Timothy M. Crombleholme, The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati, Division of Pediatric General Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 2033 Cincinnati, OH 45229.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.09.011

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
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