APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENTS (ALTE) IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LIFE † 838
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Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE): Italian guidelines
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199704001-00858