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Haemolytic anaemia secondary to vitamin E deficiency in premature infants

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, North West Regional Hospital, University of Tasmania, Brickport Road, PO Box 258, TAS 7320, Burnie, Australia

    R. Kishore Kumar (Consultant Pediatrician & Lecturer in Pediatrics & Child Care Health) & Keith N. Edwards

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital Collins St., TAS 7000, Hobart, Australia

    Graham Bury

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Kumar, R.K., Edwards, K.N. & Bury, G. Haemolytic anaemia secondary to vitamin E deficiency in premature infants. Indian J Pediatr 67, 537–538 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02760488

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