Resuscitation
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 219-223 , February 2004

A randomized controlled trial of sodium bicarbonate in neonatal resuscitation—effect on immediate outcome

Received 1 August 2003 ,Revised 28 September 2003 ,Accepted 23 October 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.10.004

Resuscitation
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 219-223 , February 2004

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