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Assessment of gestational age—new Ballard score

Scores from neuromuscular and physical domains are added to obtain total score. (Adapted from
Ballard JL, Khoury JC, Wedig K, et al: New Ballard score, expanded to include extremely premature
infants. Pediatrics 119(3):417–423, 1991. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)82056-6; used with permission
of the CV Mosby Company.)

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