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Melatonin: a panacea for desperate parents? (Hype or truth)
  1. R Gupta1,
  2. J Hutchins2
  1. 1Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
  2. 2Ealing PCT, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr R Gupta
    Department of Paediatrics, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Uxbridge Road, Southall, London UB1 3EU, UK; reeta_pradeepyahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2005.075218

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    • Competing interests: none declared