The Effect of Surgery Time on Prognosis in Newborns with Meningomyelocele
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Oncel, Mehmet Yekta
(Division of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital)
Ozdemir, Ramazan (Division of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital) Kahilogullari, Gokmen (Department of Neuorsurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine) Yurttutan, Sadik (Division of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital) Erdeve, Omer (Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University School of Medicine) Dilmen, Ugur (Division of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital) |
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