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To the Editor: Accommodating, regoaling, and satisficing: life lessons from the NICU

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Carter, B.S. To the Editor: Accommodating, regoaling, and satisficing: life lessons from the NICU. J Perinatol 39, 1692–1693 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0526-3

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