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Propranolol for Infantile Hemangiomas: Strawberry Matters?

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 6/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Kam Lun Ellis Hon, Vincent Lee & Chi Kong Li

  2. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Andrew Burd

  3. Department of Organ Imaging and Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Winnie C. Chu

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Hon, K.L.E., Burd, A., Chu, W.C. et al. Propranolol for Infantile Hemangiomas: Strawberry Matters?. Indian J Pediatr 79, 130–131 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0527-5

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