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. 2005 Nov;90(6):F456–F460. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.064949

Fit to fly: practical challenges in neonatal transfers by air

C Skeoch, L Jackson, A Wilson, P Booth
PMCID: PMC1721982  PMID: 16244206

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