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Neurodevelopmental outcomes following bevacizumab treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Rodriguez, S.H., Blair, M.P., Shapiro, M.J. et al. Neurodevelopmental outcomes following bevacizumab treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Perinatol 41, 2377–2378 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01133-3

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