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Original Article

Measurement of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and erythropoietin (EPO) in umbilical cords of preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage in two hospitals in Tehran

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Pages 1847-1850 | Received 09 May 2016, Accepted 21 Aug 2016, Published online: 09 Sep 2016

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