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Pharmacologic manipulation of the ductus arteriosus in the neonate : a physiologic basis and current state of the art

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Sanyal, S.K., Abu-Melha, A. Pharmacologic manipulation of the ductus arteriosus in the neonate : a physiologic basis and current state of the art. Indian J Pediatr 55, 35–50 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722558

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