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Transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in extremely preterm infants: experience of a tertiary neonatal center in UK

Victoria Stokesa Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, UK
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Azita Rajaib Centre for Biostatistics, Division of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Research and Innovation, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Devdeep Mukherjeec Department of Neonatology, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Arindam Mukherjeed Consultant Neonatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer (University of Manchester), St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 5054-5059 | Received 23 Jun 2020, Accepted 08 Jan 2021, Published online: 20 Jan 2021

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