- Apgar score (scale)
- Ap·gar score (scale) (apґgahr) [Virginia Apgar, American anesthesiologist, 1909–1974] see under score.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Apgar score (scale)
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Apgar scale — see under score … Medical dictionary
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