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Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Manzar, S ^a   Nair, A K ^a   Govind Pai, M ^a   Al Khusaiby, S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NOMENCLATURE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3042835511     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045591     Document Type: Letter

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