LOW VITAMIN A PLASMA LEVELS (VAPL) DURING AIRWAY INFECTION IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (VLBW) INFANTS
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199809000-00145