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Reply to correspondence letter by Dr Sivanandan S and Dr Thukral A

Authors: Muhammad Abdullah Nizam, Abdul Salam Alvi, Muhammad Maaz Hamdani, Ali Salim Lalani, Syed Asad Sibtain, Nabeel Ali Bhangar

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 8/2020

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Title: Reply to correspondence letter by Dr Sivanandan S and Dr Thukral A
Authors: Muhammad Abdullah Nizam
Abdul Salam Alvi
Muhammad Maaz Hamdani
Ali Salim Lalani
Syed Asad Sibtain
Nabeel Ali Bhangar
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Phototherapy
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03618-3

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