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Comment
. 2021 Oct;110(10):2879-2880.
doi: 10.1111/apa.15970. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

Is intravenous paracetamol as effective as ibuprofen in closing haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus after the first treatment course in preterm babies?

Asad Abbas  1 , Matthew Cawsey  1
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Is intravenous paracetamol as effective as ibuprofen in closing haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus after the first treatment course in preterm babies?

Asad Abbas et al. Acta Paediatr. 2021 Oct.
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