A Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce Necrotizing Enterocolitis in premature infants with Probiotic Supplementation

Pediatric Quality and Safety

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2019, Pages E201-

  Rolnitsky, Asaph ^a,b,c   Ng, Eugene ^a,c   Asztalos, Elizabeth ^a,c   Shama, Yasmin ^a   Karol, Dalia ^a   Findlater, Carla ^a   Garsch, Maren ^a   Dunn, Michael ^a,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Institute of Medical Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85089966041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24720054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000201     Document Type: Article

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