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Letter to the Editor

Comment and reply on: The cost-effectiveness of palivizumab for respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis in premature infants with a gestational age of 32–35 weeks: a Canadian-based analysis

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Pages 1631-1633 | Accepted 24 Apr 2009, Published online: 29 May 2009

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