The Continuing Value of the Apgar Score for the Assessment of Newborn Infants
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- 15 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 344 (7) , 467-471
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200102153440701
Abstract
The 10-point Apgar score has been used to assess the condition and prognosis of newborn infants throughout the world for almost 50 years. Some investigators have proposed that measurement of pH in umbilical-artery blood is a more objective method of assessing newborn infants.Keywords
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