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Original Article

Response of leukocytes and nucleated red blood cells in very low-birth weight preterm infants after exposure to intrauterine inflammation

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Pages 348-353 | Received 17 Feb 2010, Accepted 20 Apr 2010, Published online: 07 Jul 2010

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