Nature Medicine
3, 146 - 147 (1997)
doi:10.1038/nm0297-146
Preterm birth, cerebral palsy and magnesiumRobert L. Goldenberg
& Dwight J. RouseUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham 618 South 20th Street, OHB 560 Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA Magnesium sulfate administered to pregnant mothers may reduce the risk of cerebral palsy in very preterm infants.
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