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Right of Reply: Countering obstetricians’ deflections: The role of magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral palsy litigation in South Africa in context

To the Editor: The article by Bhorat et al. [1] in the SAMJ, entitled ‘Cerebral palsy and criteria implicating intrapartum hypoxia in neonatal encephalopathy – an obstetric perspective for the South African setting’, starts off by raising concerns about ‘steep rises in insurance premiums, placing se...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2022-08, p.506-508
Main Authors: Andronikou, S, Lotz, J W, Bhorat, I, Buchamann, E, Soma-Pillay, P, Nicolaou, E, Pistorius, L, Smuts, I
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