141 Outcome of Extremely Low Gestational Age (ELGA) Infants in A Single Centre
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Prediction of respiratory outcome in extremely low gestational age infants.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200409000-00164