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International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 873167, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/873167
Clinical Study

Poor Accuracy of Methods Currently Used to Determine Umbilical Catheter Insertion Length

Gerdina H. Verheij, Arjan B. te Pas, Ruben S. G. M. Witlox, Vivianne E. H. J. Smits-Wintjens, Frans J. Walther, and Enrico Lopriore

Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 9 December 2009; Accepted 18 February 2010

Academic Editor: Richard A. Jonas

Copyright © 2010 Gerdina H. Verheij et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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