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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 22, 2009 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Cardiac tamponade and bilateral pleural effusion in a very low birth weight infant

Cristina Haass Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Elena Sorrentino Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Alessia Tempera Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Chiara Consigli Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Domenico de Paola Paediatric Cardiology, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Giulio Calcagni Paediatric Cardiology, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Marco Piastra Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, ‘A. Gemelli’ University Hospital, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maurizio Finocchi Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ‘S. Pietro’ Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Pages 137-139 | Received 19 Nov 2007, Accepted 22 Jul 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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