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. 1998 May;78(3):F230–F231. doi: 10.1136/fn.78.3.f230

Is some white matter damage in preterm neonates induced by a human pestivirus?

O DAMMANN, A LEVITON
PMCID: PMC1720787  PMID: 9713040

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