Maturation of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex in very premature infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 630-633

  De Lorijn, Fleur ^a   Omari, T I ^b   Kok, J H ^b   Taminiau, J A J M ^b   Benninga, M A ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MATURATION; NEWBORN; OSCILLATION; PREMATURITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOANAL INHIBITORY REFLEX;

EID: 0344011078     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00497-9     Document Type: Article

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