An infant crying in the night… and with no language but a cry.
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Orenstein, S.R. Crying in infant GERD: Acid or volume? Heartburn or dyspepsia?. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 10, 433–436 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-008-0080-1
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