Necrotizing enterocolitis risk state of the science

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Gephart, Sheila M ^a   McGrath, Jacqueline M ^c   Effken, Judith A ^a   Halpern, Melissa D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal; Nursing; Risk assessment; Risk profile

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MILK, HUMAN; PROBIOTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861082220     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e31824cee94     Document Type: Article

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