Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1427-1452

  Kim, Stephen S ^a,b   Albanese, Craig T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-02842-4.50095-4     Document Type: Chapter

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