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Small thymus at birth and gestational age

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  1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Claudio De Felice, Felice Petraglia & Franco Bagnoli

  2. Division of Paediatrics, Perrino Hospital of the Azienda Ospedaliera A. Di Summa, Clinical Physiology Institute (IFC-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Lecce Section, Brindisi, Italy

    Giuseppe Latini

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Paolo Toti

  4. IV Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical School, Bari, Italy

    Vincenzo D'Addario

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De Felice, C., Latini, G., Toti, P. et al. Small thymus at birth and gestational age. Eur J Pediatr 161, 362–363 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-002-0948-2

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