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Thrombocytopenia in Small for Gestational Age Infants Robert D. Christensen, MDa,b, Vickie L. Baer, RNc, Erick Henry, MPHc, Gregory L. Snow, PhDd, Allison Butler, MSd, and Martha C. Sola-Visner, MDe aDivision

of Hematology/Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, and Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah bDivision

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of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, and Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

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and Newborn’s Clinical Program, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

dStatistical eDivision

Data Center, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

of Neonatal Medicine, Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,

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BACKGROUND—Thrombocytopenia is common among small for gestational age neonates (SGA; birth weight