Developmental physiology of the gastrointestinal tract and feed intolerance in preterm neonates

Nutrition for the Preterm Neonate: A Clinical Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-23

  Patole, Sanjay ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KEM Hospital for Women   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6812-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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