The Severity of Neuronal Damage in Neonatal Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy: Does Vitamin-D Status Matter?

Neuropediatrics 2021; 52(05): 417-418
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722682

Letter to Editor

¹Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Division, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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¹Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Division, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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