Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 244-246 , April 2004

Popliteal angle of Low Birth Weight infants during the first year of life

  • Toru Kato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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  • Akihisa Okumura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Okumura; Department of Pediatrics; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku; Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550; Japan.
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  • Fumio Hayakawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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  • Kazuya Itomi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
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  • Kuniyoshi Kuno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
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  • Kazuyoshi Watanabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Received 23 June 2003 ,Accepted 23 September 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00532-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.09.012

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 244-246 , April 2004

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