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Title: Validation of a Novel Transabdominal Fetal Oximeter in a Hypoxic Fetal Lamb Model
Award ID(s):
1934568 1838939
NSF-PAR ID:
10182973
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Reproductive Sciences
ISSN:
1933-7191
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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