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Images in neonatal medicine
Intestinal associations of a single umbilical artery
  1. A E Louise McMurran,
  2. Suzanne V McMahon,
  3. Gregor M Walker
  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland
  1. Correspondence to Gregor M Walker, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair Street, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland; gregor.walker{at}ggc.scot.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307582

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