Surfactant and respiratory distress syndrome
Since the late 1950s it has been known that the cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is surfactant deficiency, especially in preterm infants. But surfactant protein B deficiency may cause RDS in term infants as well. Administration of natural surfactant produce is well known to a rapi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1996-01-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3449 |