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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;88(2):306-7.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.021956.

Severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a premature baby treated with sildenafil acetate (Viagra) for pulmonary hypertension

C S Marsh, B Marden, R Newsom
Case Reports

Severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a premature baby treated with sildenafil acetate (Viagra) for pulmonary hypertension

C S Marsh et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Feb.
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