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ROP — Forme Fruste

Journal of Perinatology volume 21, pages 393–394 (2001)Cite this article

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These comments are excerpted and modified from a keynote address entitled “From certainty to uncertainty in neonatal medicine” presented at the Annual Meeting of the California Association of Neonatologists in Los Angeles, California on March 3, 2001.

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Silverman, W. ROP — Forme Fruste. J Perinatol 21, 393–394 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210558

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