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Tekgündüz, K.Ş., Alp, H. & Akkar, M.K. Is vitamin D deficiency alone sufficient to increase the incidence of neonatal sepsis?. Eur J Pediatr 174, 817–818 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-014-2486-0
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