Ranitidine in the newborn.
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چکیده
An infusion of ranitidine 0.2 mg/kg/hour abruptly halted a life threatening gastrointestinal haemorrhage in an anuric infant of 30 weeks' gestation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 63 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988