Short-term outcomes of late preterms: An institutional experience

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Vachharajani, Akshaya J ^a,b   Dawson, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air leaks; Full feeds; Late preterm; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 64949121122     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808324951     Document Type: Article

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