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. 2005 Sep;90(5):F359–F363. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.060350

Feeding growth restricted preterm infants with abnormal antenatal Doppler results

J Dorling, S Kempley, A Leaf
PMCID: PMC1721930  PMID: 16113150

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