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. 2010 May;15(5):267-70.
doi: 10.1093/pch/15.5.267.

Patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants: A never-closing act

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Patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants: A never-closing act

Bernard Thébaud et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2010 May.
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