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Pediatricsjournal_title
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Viccellio P,Simon H,Pressman BD,Shah MN,Mower WR,Hoffman JR,NEXUS Group.doi
10.1542/peds.108.2.e20subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-08-01 00:00:00pages
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0031-4005issn
1098-4275journal_volume
108pub_type
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