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The Nursing Management of Neonates and Infants with Hypoplasia of the Left Heart

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Taylor, J.L., Horrox, F., Goomany, S., Smith, S., Bhat, A.N. (2005). The Nursing Management of Neonates and Infants with Hypoplasia of the Left Heart. In: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-076-1_11

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