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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 24, 2011 - Issue sup1: Proceedings of the XVII Congress of Italian Society of Neonatology
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Original Article

A prospective, randomized, double blind study comparing lutein to placebo for reducing occurrence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity

Costantino RomagnoliDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of RomeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carmen GiannantonioDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Francesco CotaDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Patrizia PapacciDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Giovanni VentoDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Elisabetta ValenteDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
,
Velia PurcaroDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Simonetta CostaDivision of Neonatology, Catholic University of Rome
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Pages 147-150 | Received 03 Mar 2011, Accepted 10 May 2011, Published online: 23 Sep 2011

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