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  1. Department of Neonatology, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Coastal Carolina Neonatology, PLLC, 2131 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, USA

    Fernando Moya MD & Maria-Cristina Javier MD

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  1. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, 48109, Michigan, USA

    Steven M. Donn

  2. University of Durham, Consultant in Ped and Neonatal Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Neonatal Medicine, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

    Sunil K. Sinha

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Moya, F., Javier, MC. (2012). Surfactant Replacement Therapy. In: Donn, S., Sinha, S. (eds) Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2155-9_51

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