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. 2025 Mar 6;392(10):1033-1034.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2414937. Epub 2025 Feb 12.

Pulse Oximetry and Skin Tone in Children

Joseph R Starnes  1 , Wendi Welch  1 , Christopher C Henderson  1 , Stephen Hudson  1 , Scott Risney  1 , George T Nicholson  1 , Thomas P Doyle  1 , Dana R Janssen  1 , Bevan P Londergan  1 , David A Parra  1 , James C Slaughter  2 , Muktar H Aliyu  2 , John A Graves  2 , Jonathan H Soslow  1
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Pulse Oximetry and Skin Tone in Children

Joseph R Starnes et al. N Engl J Med. .
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