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Original Article

Characteristics and incidence of transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis in the UK

Christopher FaradayNeonatal Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK;
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Sheima HamadNeonatal Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK;
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Kelsey D. JonesNeonatal Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK;
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Kathleen SimDepartment of Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London, UK;
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Shobha CherianNeonatal Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK;
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Anitha JamesNeonatal Unit, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK;
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Sunit GodambeNeonatal Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK;
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Helen V. NewNHS Blood and Transplant/Department of Haematology, Imperial College, London, UK;
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J. Simon KrollDepartment of Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London, UK;
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Paul ClarkeNeonatal Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK; ;Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 398-403 | Received 24 Mar 2018, Accepted 25 Jun 2018, Published online: 01 Oct 2018

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