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Editorial
. 2020 Nov:226:12-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.004. Epub 2020 Jun 7.

Preemie Brains Don't Like Mechanical Ventilation!

Thomas M Raffay  1 , Richard J Martin  2
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Editorial

Preemie Brains Don't Like Mechanical Ventilation!

Thomas M Raffay et al. J Pediatr. 2020 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts: The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest.

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Potential relationships between mechanical ventilation, brainstem and white matter development, and motor outcomes in the preterm neonate. Shown are proposed interconnected associations of the lung and brain on outcomes; the italicized boxes relate to the primary themes of the Guillot et al study.
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