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Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus in the newborn: an ongoing complication of Guthrie test

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health Çekirge Children’s Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Selçuk Yüksel & Gülten Yüksel

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Kavaklidere Umut Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Selim Öncel

  3. Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Çekirge Children’s Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Elfi Divanli

  4. Çekirge Çocuk Hastanesi, Çekirge, Osmangazi, 16000, Bursa, Turkey

    Selçuk Yüksel

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Yüksel, S., Yüksel, G., Öncel, S. et al. Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus in the newborn: an ongoing complication of Guthrie test. Eur J Pediatr 166, 503–504 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0268-z

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