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. 2020 Jul;109(7):1495-1496.
doi: 10.1111/apa.15206. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Does hydrocortisone reduce death and BPD in preterm infants who remain intubated beyond a week of life?

Brittany Butler  1 , Clyde J Wright  1
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Does hydrocortisone reduce death and BPD in preterm infants who remain intubated beyond a week of life?

Brittany Butler et al. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jul.
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