Infants born late preterm: Definition, physiologic and metabolic immaturity, and outcomes

NeoReviews

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Engle, William A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77149130251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/neo.10-6-e280     Document Type: Article

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