HOME UTILIZATION OF INFANT APNEA MONITORS
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SIDS, ALTE, apnea, and the use of home monitors.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198704010-00576