Bacterial Toxins and Enteral Feeding of Premature Infants at Risk for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-219

  Duffy, Linda C ^a,b,d   Zielezny, Maria A ^b   Carrion, Vivien ^a   Griffiths, Elizabeth ^a   Dryja, Diane ^a   Hilty, Milo ^c   Cummings, James ^a   Morin III, Frederick ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0001049388     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<211::aid-ajhb6>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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