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Review
. 2007 Nov;92(6):F430-4.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.099846.

Use of umbilical cord blood gas analysis in the assessment of the newborn

L Armstrong  1 , B J Stenson
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Review

Use of umbilical cord blood gas analysis in the assessment of the newborn

L Armstrong et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Analysis of paired arterial and venous specimens can give insights into the aetiology of acidosis in the newborn

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: B J Stenson is one of the editors of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He has also acted as an expert witness in medicolegal cases.

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