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Editorial
. 2012 Feb;87(2):110-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.01.001.

Reprogramming of the infant brain by surgery with general anesthesia

Deborah J Culley, Mervyn Maze, Gregory Crosby
Editorial

Reprogramming of the infant brain by surgery with general anesthesia

Deborah J Culley et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Feb.
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