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We have been treating very premature babies with artificial surfactant in Cambridge (UK) since 1979. In this paper I would like to share our experience and ideas about its prophylactic use.
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Morley, C.J. (1987). The Cambridge Experience of Artificial Surfactant. In: Walters, D.V., Strang, L.B., Geubelle, F. (eds) Physiology of the Fetal and Neonatal Lung. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4155-7_18
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