Conventional Predictors Do Not Explain Inter-NICU Variation in Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199904020-01506