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Editorial
. 2020;13(2):149-152.
doi: 10.3233/NPM-200444.

Commentary - Do the negative results of the PENUT trial close the book on erythropoietin for premature infant brain?

Joseph J Volpe  1   2
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Editorial

Commentary - Do the negative results of the PENUT trial close the book on erythropoietin for premature infant brain?

Joseph J Volpe. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2020.
No abstract available

Keywords: Erythropoietin; neurodevelopmental outcome; pre-oligodendrocytes; prematurity.

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