Race, Income and Insurance Status Affect Neonatal Sepsis Mortality and Healthcare Resource Utilization
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Factors which affect mortality in neonatal sepsis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0891-3668
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001846