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Platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus: not quite ready for prime time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Hannes Sallmon*
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Payman Barikbin
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Petra Koehne
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Alexander von Gise
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Critical CareHannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Georg Hansmann
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Critical CareHannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*
Correspondence to: Hannes Sallmon, MD, Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 30 450566122; Fax: +49 30 450566922; E-mail: hannes.sallmon@charite.de

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