Variations in mortality rates among Canadian neonatal intensive care units.

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Published in CMAJ on January 22, 2002

Authors

Koravangattu Sankaran1, Li-Yin Chien, Robin Walker, Mary Seshia, Arne Ohlsson, Canadian Neonatal Network

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

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