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Comment on Kubota et al.: Focal intestinal perforation in extremely-low-birth-weight neonates: etiological consideration from histological findings

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Holland, A.J.A. Comment on Kubota et al.: Focal intestinal perforation in extremely-low-birth-weight neonates: etiological consideration from histological findings. Pediatr Surg Int 24, 387 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-007-2076-6

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