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Spontaneous neonatal pneumomediastinum: Radiological or clinical diagnosis?

A. A. ZuppaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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V. D’AndreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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G. VerrilloDepartment of Bio-Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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R. RiccardiDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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I. SavareseBambin Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
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M. CavaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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C. RomagnoliDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Pages 138-140 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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