Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Page 133 , February 2010

Vitamin D supplementation of mother and infant could reduce risk of sepsis in premature infants

Received 2 February 2010

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.02.003

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Page 133 , February 2010

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