The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 306-313 , March 2006

Pilot study of milrinone for low systemic blood flow in very preterm infants

Received 15 June 2005 ,Revised 29 September 2005 ,Accepted 10 November 2005.

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 Supported by North Shore Heart Research Foundation, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PII: S0022-3476(05)01116-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.11.030

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 306-313 , March 2006

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