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    Jasmin Pansy, Christoph J. Mache, Gernot Grangl, Ekkehard Ring & K. Martin Hoffmann

  2. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34/2, 8036, Graz, Austria

    Gerfried Zobel

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Pansy, J., Mache, C.J., Zobel, G. et al. Cyanosis in a male Nigerian infant with acute kidney injury: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 29, 1011–1013 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-013-2568-7

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