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MeSH Heading: Asphyxia
Tree Number(s): C23.550.260.095; C26.103
Unique ID: D001237
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001237
Annotation: in newborn inf = ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM + tag INFANT, NEWBORN; choking: use AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Scope Note: A pathological condition caused by lack of oxygen, manifested in impending or actual cessation of life.
Entry Term(s): Suffocation
Entry Combination: congenital:Asphyxia Neonatorum
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Entry Combination: congenital:Asphyxia Neonatorum
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