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Editorial
. 2024 Jan;113(1):10-12.
doi: 10.1111/apa.16993. Epub 2023 Oct 10.

We still have a way to go when it comes to detecting critical heart defects

Alf Meberg  1
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Editorial

We still have a way to go when it comes to detecting critical heart defects

Alf Meberg. Acta Paediatr. 2024 Jan.
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